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Indiana's Michael Penix Jr., Whop Philyor, Stevie Scott III All On Maxwell Award Watch List

Michael Penix Jr., Whop Philyor and Stevie Scott III are all on the Maxwell Award watch list, which is given to the college football player of the year.
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Indiana's Michael Penix Jr., Whop Philyor, Stevie Scott III All On Maxwell Award Watch List
Indiana's Michael Penix Jr., Whop Philyor, Stevie Scott III All On Maxwell Award Watch List

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Three of Indiana’s most dangerous offensive players have been selected to the Maxwell Award Watch list.

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., wide receiver Whop Philyor and running back Stevie Scott III are the three Hoosiers on the list.

The Maxwell Award has been given to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.

This Indiana trio has been very productive in their Indiana careers so far, and they will be a big reason for Indiana’s offensive success this season.

Last season, Philyor was named IU's Offensive Newcomer after he caught 70 passes for 1,002 yards and five touchdowns. He became the seventh Hoosier to reach 1,000 yards, recorded three double-digit.

Despite missing the last two games of the season last year, Scott finished fourth in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (76.8), fifth in carries (178), tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns (10) and tied for sixth in total TDs (11). He needs just 18 yards coming into this season to become the 14th Hoosier to reach 2,000.

As for Penix, despite all the injuries, he set the program single-season completion percentage mark (68.8), which also ranks sixth in Big Ten history. He completed 110-of-160 passes for 1,394 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions, and he posted a 157.56 pass-efficiency rating.

This is Penix’s first offseason watch list, while Scott is already on the Doak Walker Award watch list and Philyor is on the Biletnikoff Award watch list.

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DYLAN WALLACE

Dylan Wallace is a reporter for Sports Illustrated Indiana. He is a 2020 graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, and is from Crown Point, Ind.

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