Sophomore running back Bernard Pierce has had his name involved in a lot of news stories recently. It started off when Temple's depth chart was released, and Pierce's name was underneath fellow sophomore, Matt Brown. However, the idea that Brown will be the opening week starter against Villanova still seems illogical, and the reasoning for placing Pierce at #2 for the moment is truly for motivational purposes, and the fact that he has missed a handful of practices with a head injury.
Aside from his current standing with the team, Pierce has been named to the Doak Walker Award watch list. The award is in its 21st year, and is handed to to the nation's top running back following the conclusion of the regular season.
Pierce is apart of three other award watch lists, including the Heisman trophy, the Walter Camp Player of the Year award and the Maxwell award.
After a stunning freshman campaign, Pierce has been the media darling this offseason, and he continued that today with a brief appearance on Daily News Live during Temple's fan festival. In his short and sweet appearance on the show, Pierce discussed his Heisman candidacy, which seems to be the biggest topic of discussion when it comes to the media.
Hopefully, he doesn't let the spotlight get the best of him as he pursues a handful of individual awards in his sophomore season, and more importantly, a MAC championship and a bowl victory.
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