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Eachus on Payton Watch List

Mon, Oct 04, 2010

Eachus on Payton Watch List

Colgate's hard-running junior back Nate Eachus has joined the race for the 2010 Walter Payton Award. The Sports Network made the announcement this morning. 

A stellar 20-player Watch List will be pared to one winner of the Football Championship Subdivision's top individual honor. The Payton Award is in its 24th season and will be presented at the national awards banquet on Thursday, Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas the night before the national championship game.

Eachus, has rushed for an FCS-leading 160 yards per game this season and has rushed for at least 134 yards and carried the ball at least 28 times in all four games. His big start to the 2010 campaign included a dismantling of Georgetown, when he rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns on 44 carries and had 54 receiving yards. It gave him 13 100-yard rushing days and 33 touchdowns in his last 18 games. Overall, Eachus has rushed for 640 yards on 137 carries this season.

The Payton Award Watch List can undergo a second revision on Oct. 25. Ballots will be sent to a panel of nearly 200 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries after the regular season on Nov. 22.

Source: Colgate

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