Mason Rudolph Named Semifinalist for Walter Camp Award

National recognition for Mason Rudolph continued to pour in on Wednesday when he was named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Award, given annually to the college football player of the year.

The award, which is the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation, is voted on by the 130 FBS head coaches and SIDs. Here are the fifteen finalists that were named along with Rudolph.

• Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
• Josh Adams, Notre Dame
• Saquon Barkley, Penn State
• Bradley Chubb, NC State
• Sam Darnold, USC
• Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
• Lamar Jackson, Louisville
• Jaquan Johnson, Miami
• Bryce Love, Miami
• Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
• Khalil Tate, Arizona
• Rashaad Penny, SDSU
• McKenzie Milton, UCF
• Hercules Mala’afa, Washington State
  

Rudolph leads the entire FBS in passing yards with 3,690, and has tossed 30 touchdowns on the season. He’s the first Cowboy to be named a semifinalist for the award since Emmanuel Ogbah in 2015. Only one OSU player, Barry Sanders, has ever won the award.

A list of five finalists will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 29, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 7.