{
  "id": 1786038,
  "title": "Cam Edwards named to Doak Walker Award Watchlist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cam-edwards-named-to-doak-walker-award-watchlist",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cam-edwards-named-doak-walker-194006278.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michigan State football running back Cam Edwards, a UConn transfer, has caught significant attention during the fall camp. Coaches have been impressed with his performance, with Pat Fitzgerald commending him after practice. As a result, Edwards has been named to the prestigious Doak Walker Award Watchlist. If he were to win the award, he would become only the second MSU player to do so, following Kenneth Walker in 2021. With an impressive 2,690 career rushing yards, Edwards is expected to be the Spartans' primary running back.",
  "summary": "Michigan State running back Cam Edwards was named to the Doak Walker Award Watchlist.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}