IOWA CITY — University of Iowa running backs — senior Mekhi Sargent and sophomore Tyler Goodson — have been named preseason candidates for the 2020 Doak Walker Award, which is presented to the nation’s top college running back by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
Sargent (5-foot-9, 212-pounds), a Key West, Florida, native, ranked second on the team in rushing attempts, yards, and touchdowns (119-563-4) last season. As a sophomore in 2018, Sargent totaled 786 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. He ranks 31st in career rushing yards at Iowa. Sargent was named to Iowa’s 2020 Leadership Group earlier this summer.