Accolades Elude Mizzou Football as Awards Week Winds Down
Unfortunately, it turned out to be a quiet night for Mizzou football fans.
Tigers running back Cody Schrader was one of three players up for the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back, which was announced at the 2023 Home Depot College Football Awards.
He didn't win. Ollie Gordon II of Oklahoma State took home the Doak Walker after leading the nation 1,614 rushing yards, with 20 rushing rushing touchdowns. In comparison, Schrader, who won the Burlsworth Trophy (best player who began career as a walk-on) earlier in the week, had 1,499 yards and 13 touchdowns, along with 22 receptions for another 191 yards.
Moreover, it was also revealed Friday, albeit later that Shrader had finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting, sandwiched between Golden and Michigan running back Blake Corum. It's the highest finish by a Mizzou player since Chase Daniel was fourth in 2007.
What was really disappointing, tough, was what happened during another part of the show. When the All-American selections by the Walter Camp Foundation were announced, Schrader and defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine were both on the second team. Mizzou, 10-2 and set to play Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, didn't have any first-team honorees.
The Walter Camp selections are one of five services the NCAA used to determine consensus and unanimous All-American status. The Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, the coaches association and The Sporting News selections will all be announced next week.
Walter Camp All-Americans
First Team
WR - Marvin Harrison Jr. - Ohio State
WR - Malik Nabers - LSU
TE - Brock Bowers - Georgia
OL - Joe Alt - Notre Dame
OL - Cooper Beebe - Kansas State
OL - Zak Minter - Michigan
OL - Olumuyiwa Fashanu - Penn State
Center - Jackson Powers-Johnson - Oregon
QB - Michael Penix Jr. - Washington
RB - Ollie Gordon II - Oklahoma State
RB - Omarion Hampton - North Carolina
PK - Graham Nicholson - Miami (OH)
DL - Laiatu Latu - UCLA
DL - Jalen Green - James Madison
DL - Jonah Elliss - Utah
DL - T'Vondre Sweat - Texas
LB - Edgerrin Cooper - Texas A&M
LB - Payton Wilson - N.C. State
LB - Jason Henderson - Old Dominion
DB - Xavier Watts - Notre Dame
DB - Malaki Starks - Georgia
DB - Beanie Bishop - West Virginia
P - Tory Taylor - Iowa
KR - Jayden Harrison - Marshall
Second Team
WR - Rome Odunze - Washington
WR - Malik Washington - Virginia
TE - Dallin Holker - Colorado State
OL - JC Latham - Alabama
OL - Clay Webb - Jacksonville State
OL - Taliese Fuaga - Oregon State
OL - Luke Kandra - Louisville
Center - Sedrick Van Pran - Georgia
QB - Jayden Daniels - LSU
RB - Blake Corum - Michigan
RB - Cody Schrader - Missouri
PK - Jose Pizano - UNLV
DL - Jer'Zhan Newton - Illinois
DL - Howard Cross III - Notre Dame
DL - Ashton Gillotte - Louisville
DL - Tyleik Williams - Ohio State
LB - Jay Higgins - Iowa
LB - Dallas Turner - Alabama
LB - Danny Stutsman - Oklahoma
DB - Kris Abrams-Draine - Missouri
DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry - Alabama
DB - Denzel Burke - Ohio State
DB - Tyler Nubin - Minnesota
P - Matt Hayball - Vanderbilt
KR - Zachariah Branch - USC
