Michael Carter A Preseason Candidate For Doak Walker Award Posted Jul 18, 2018 The SMU Athletic Forum released on Wednesday the preseason candidates for the 2018 Doak Walker Award. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation's top college running back. North Carolina sophomore Michael Carter made the list. 2017 Doak Walker Award Recipient Bryce Love from Stanford headlines the crop of preseason candidates. (GoHeels.com)