BAYLOR’S GRIFFIN III NAMED TO 2011 MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST

Junior named among 66 candidates for nations most outstanding player award.

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III was named to the 2011 preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award honoring the nation’s most outstanding player, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday.

The junior Heisman candidate is coming off an impressive comeback season in 2010 in which he earned All-Big 12 honors and set or tied 27 school records as well as leading Baylor to its first bowl game in 16 seasons.

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