Dwayne Haskins is a finalist for the 2018 Maxwell Award, given annually to college football's player of the year.
Through eight games, Haskins is 224-for-315 (71.1%) for 2,801 yards and 30 touchdowns, with just five interceptions.
Haskins is on pace to break almost all of Ohio State's single-season passing records, including total passing yardage, completion percentage, touchdowns and yards per game.
The last Buckeye to win the award was Eddie George following the 1995 season.
2018 Semifinalists
- Tua Tagovailoa QB Alabama
- AJ Dillon RB Boston College
- Travis Etienne RB Clemson
- Laviska Shenault WR Colorado
- Marcus McMaryion QB Fresno State
- D’Eriq King QB Houston
- Benny Snell RB Kentucky
- Darrell Henderson RB Memphis
- Karan Higdon RB Michigan
- Ian Book QB Notre Dame
- Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State
- Kyler Murray QB Oklahoma
- Justin Herbert QB Oregon
- Trace McSorley QB Penn State
- Rondale Moore WR Purdue
- McKenzie Milton QB UCF
- Zack Moss RB Utah
- Gardner Minshew QB Washington State
- Will Grier QB West Virginia
- Jonathan Taylor RB Wisconsin