White, Peterson Named Awards Finalists

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma's Jason White and Adrian Peterson were each named finalists for two prominent college football awards, Tuesday. The pair comprise two of the three finalists for the Maxwell Award, presented annually to the nation's top player, while White also is a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award (top quarterback) and Peterson is a finalist for the Doak Walker Award (top running back).

White, the Sooner quarterback, won the O'Brien Award last season and was a finalist for the Maxwell. Peterson is the first freshman ever to be considered for the Doak Walker.

The third Maxwell finalist is USC quarterback Matt Leinart. He's also an O'Brien finalist along with Utah's Alex Smith. The other Walker finalists are Cal's J.J. Arrington and Texas' Cedric Benson.

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Award winners will be announced on ESPN's The Home Depot College Football Awards, airing live on ESPN on Thursday, December 9, at 6 p.m. CST.

The O'Brien winner will be honored Feb. 21, 2005, at the 28th annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner at The Fort Worth Club in downtown Fort Worth. Archie Manning, recipient of the 2004 Davey O'Brien Legends Award, and the O'Brien High School Scholarship Award winner also will be honored that night.

More information on other ceremonies will be released as it is made available.

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White, Peterson Named Awards Finalists

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