Corey Kiner Named to Maxwell Award Watch List

After finishing last season with over 1,000 rushing yards, returning running back Corey Kiner has been named to the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List, which honors the best player in college football.

From Cincinnati Athletics:

University of Cincinnati senior running back Corey Kiner was one of 80 players selected to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.

 The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell who was a former standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.

 Kiner is the first Bearcat to earn a spot on the Maxwell Award preseason watch list since Desmond Ridder in 2021.

 Kiner rushed for 1,047 yards and five touchdowns last season, posting the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history. He had six 100-yard rushing performances, including a high of 153 in the win against Pitt. Kiner averaged 87.3 rushing yards per game last season, which ranked eighth in the conference.

 The Cincinnati native will have the opportunity to run behind his entire starting offense line from a year ago, as all five starters from 2023 are back for this season. That makes UC one of two teams in the Big 12 to return a 1,000-yard rusher and its entire starting offensive line, with Oklahoma State being the other.

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 12, 2024, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 26, 2024. The winners of the 88th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12, 2024. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday March 14, 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.