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Sean Tucker Added to Maxwell Award Watch List

Syracuse's star running back has had a stellar start to the 2021 season.
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Sean Tucker Added to Maxwell Award Watch List
Sean Tucker Added to Maxwell Award Watch List

Syracuse running back Sean Tucker was one of 10 players added to the Maxwell Award Watch list. The Maxwell Award is given annually to the top player in college football. Tucker is the first Orange player to be on the watch list since Eric Dungey in 2018. Don McPherson won it in 1987. 

Tucker currently leads the ACC in rushing and all-purpose yards. He is ranked third in the nation in both categories as well. Tucker burst onto the scene last season as a true freshman. Due to injuries and opt outs, Syracuse had no choice but to turn to Tucker as the primary running back. He did not disappoint. 

In his freshman season, Tucker ran for 626 yards with four rushing touchdowns and had 113 receiving yards in nine games. Through five games in 2021, he has already surpassed all of those numbers. Tucker has 638 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, nine receptions, 175 yards and another score. He is on pace to become Syracuse's first 1,000 yard rusher since Jerome Smith in 2012. 

In fact, Tucker has a legitimate chance to challenge Joe Morris single season rushing yard record (1,372) and Larry Csonka's single season carries record (261). He is currently on pace for 1,531 yards and 257 carries. Tucker is also averaging 6.0 yards per carry. That would be good for 10th in a single season in Syracuse history. Ernie Davis has the record in that category, averaging 7.83 yards per tote in 1960. Tucker is the only player in Syracuse history with more than 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. 

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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