Four Sooners On Lists for Maxwell Awards

NORMAN, Okla. -- Head coach Bob Stoops, defensive end Dan Cody, running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Jason White are all on semi-final lists for various awards presented annually by the Robert W. Maxwell Foundation. Stoops is under consideration for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award and Cody is up for the Bednarik Award as the nation's best defender. Peterson and White are both candidates for the Maxwell Award as the nation's top offensive player.

Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. Voting will begin on Monday, Nov., 1, 2004 and will close on Friday, Nov., 26, 2004. The top three candidates receiving the most votes for each of these awards will be invited to the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Thursday December 9, 2004 for the announcement of the winners. This event will be broadcast live from 7-9 pm on 12/9/2004 from Orlando Florida.

Formal presentation of each of these three awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Dinner, which will be held on Friday February 25, 2005 at Harrah's Entertainment Complex in Atlantic City New Jersey.

Stoops won the Munger Award last year, while Sooner linebacker Teddy Lehman snared the Bednarik.

68th Annual Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Cederic Benson University of Texas   RB Sr.
Reggie Bush University of Southern California RB Soph.
Braylon Edwards University of Michigan WR Sr.
David Greene University of Georgia   QB Sr.
Matt Leinart University of Southern California QB Jr.
Kyle Orton Purdue University   QB Sr.
Adrian Peterson University of Oklahoma RB Fr.
Alex Smith University of Utah   QB Sr.
Aaron Rodgers University of California QB Jr.
Jason White University of Oklahoma QB Sr.
Carnell Williams Auburn University   RB Sr.
DeAngelo Williams University of Memphis RB Jr.

9th Annual Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalists
Michael Boley   University of Southern Mississippi LB Sr.
Kevin Burnett   University of Tennessee   LB Sr.
Dan Cody   University of Oklahoma   DL Sr.
Shaun Cody   University of Southern California DL Sr.
Thomas Davis   University of Georgia    DB Jr.
A.J. Hawk   Ohio State University    LB Jr.
Erasmus James University of Wisconsin   DL Sr.
Derrick Johnson University of Texas    LB Sr.
David Pollack   University of Georgia    DL Sr.
Carlos Rogers   Auburn University    DB Sr.
Antrell Rolle   University of Miami    DB Sr.
Marcus Spears   Louisiana State University   DL Sr.

15th Annual George Munger Award Semifinalists
Barry Alverez   University of Wisconsin
Bobby Bowden Florida State University
Pete Carroll   University of Southern California
Larry Coker   University of Miami
Urban Meyer   University of Utah
Mark Richt   University of Georgia
Bob Stoops   University of Oklahoma
Jeff Tedford   University of California
Tommy Tuberville Auburn University

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Four Sooners On Lists for Maxwell Awards

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