AMBLER, Pa.-Friday, the 2020 watch list for the Maxwell Award was released with BYU and Utah football represented.
This award is annually presented to the best overall college football player in the country at the NCAA FBS level.
The Utes are represented by senior signal-caller Jake Bentley, who transferred from the University of South Carolina as a graduate transfer.
In three seasons with the Gamecocks, Bentley completed 62.5 percent of his passes for 7,527 yards, 55 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.
BYU is represented by junior signal-caller Zach Wilson on the list.
In two seasons with the Cougars, Wilson has completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 3,960 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Last season, LSU signal-caller Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, won the award.
Burrow led the Tigers to the national championship, completing 76.3 percent of his passes for 5,671 yards, 60 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Other prominent college football standouts on this list include Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, Oklahoma State tailback Chuba Hubbard, Clemson signal-caller Trevor Lawrence, Oregon tackle Penei Sewell, a product of Desert Hills High School in St. George and Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger.
