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Steven Montez Named To Maxwell Award Watch List
July 16, 2018 | Football
Junior QB on preseason watch list for award given to America’s College Player of the Year
PHILADELPHIA – Colorado junior quarterback Steven Montez was named Monday to the watch list for the 82nd annual Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced.
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Montez is one of 12 Pac-12 players named to the preseason watch list and one of six quarterbacks from the league.
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A native of El Paso, Texas, Montez ranks second among returning Pac-12 players with 276.1 yards of total offense per game. In just 22 career games (15 starts), he already ranks ninth in school history with 3,992 passing yards.
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A 2017 honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection by the league's coaches, he threw for 2,975 yards last season, narrowly missing what would have been just the third 3,000-yard passing season in Colorado history. He set several CU records last fall, including the most consecutive pass attempts without being intercepted (172), consecutive 300-yard passing games (three) and most games with over 400 yards of total offense in a season (three).
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No Colorado Buffalo has ever won the Maxwell, one of the few major national awards the Buffaloes do not have in their trophy case. CU players have won a Heisman Trophy (Rashaan Salaam, 1994), two Butkus Awards, a William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman), Ray Guy Award, John Mackey Award, two Jim Thorpe Awards, Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Trophy and CU has eight Buffs who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell, has been given to America's College Player of the Year since 1937. Maxwell's contributions to the game of football were extensive, including time as a player, a sportswriter and an official. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995.
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The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 24 awards boast over 750 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
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Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced Oct. 29, while the three finalists for each award will be unveiled Nov. 19. The winner of the 2018 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 6. The formal presentations of this awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 8, 2019.
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Montez is one of 12 Pac-12 players named to the preseason watch list and one of six quarterbacks from the league.
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A native of El Paso, Texas, Montez ranks second among returning Pac-12 players with 276.1 yards of total offense per game. In just 22 career games (15 starts), he already ranks ninth in school history with 3,992 passing yards.
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A 2017 honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection by the league's coaches, he threw for 2,975 yards last season, narrowly missing what would have been just the third 3,000-yard passing season in Colorado history. He set several CU records last fall, including the most consecutive pass attempts without being intercepted (172), consecutive 300-yard passing games (three) and most games with over 400 yards of total offense in a season (three).
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No Colorado Buffalo has ever won the Maxwell, one of the few major national awards the Buffaloes do not have in their trophy case. CU players have won a Heisman Trophy (Rashaan Salaam, 1994), two Butkus Awards, a William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman), Ray Guy Award, John Mackey Award, two Jim Thorpe Awards, Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Trophy and CU has eight Buffs who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell, has been given to America's College Player of the Year since 1937. Maxwell's contributions to the game of football were extensive, including time as a player, a sportswriter and an official. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995.
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The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 24 awards boast over 750 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
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Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced Oct. 29, while the three finalists for each award will be unveiled Nov. 19. The winner of the 2018 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 6. The formal presentations of this awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 8, 2019.
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