A big season is in store for West Virginia running back Cam Cook, who set a pretty high bar a year ago by leading the nation in rushing. In this Rich Rodriguez offense, he just might have a chance to surpass the 1,659 yards he amassed a year ago. If he does, or comes anywhere close to it, he will be in the conversation for some national awards, such as the Maxwell.On Monday, the Maxwell Football Club announced that Cook, along with 80 others, has been named to their official watch list. The award is given to the nation's best player and more often than not ends up winning the Heisman Trophy as well. For Cook to win the award, not only will he have to put up some gaudy numbers, but the Mountaineers will need to win some games and be more than just a bowl-eligible team.The good news is Cook feels like he is in the best shape of his life heading into the new season.“I’ve enjoyed it," Cook said about the offense on 3 Guys Before the Game. "Definitely a different experience. Coach Rich Rod wants to play fast, so it’s like the most conditioning I’ve ever done in my life. But we get through it as a team, and just knowing that you got your guys there with you makes that stuff easier. This is the heaviest I’ve been in my whole college career, and this is the fastest I’ve been. I was fast last year, and I was fast in high school, but we wear our GPS every day for practice, and the speeds that I’ve put up are the fastest I’ve ever gone.”Cook may not have the breakaway speed that guys like Steve Slaton or Noel Devine had, but he can still rip off some big runs. Last year at Jacksonville State, he had 49 runs of 10+ yards and 23 that went 15+. The theme of his game is making people miss. He was amongst the nation's leaders in missed tackles forced with 92. West Virginia as a team had 78 last year.The entire Maxwell Watch ListAir Force QB Liam SzarkaAkron RB Jordan GantAlabama WR Ryan Coleman-WilliamsArizona QB Noah FifitaArmy QB Cale HellumsAuburn QB Byrum BrownAuburn RB Jeremiah CobbBaylor QB DJ LagwayBoise State QB Maddux MadsenBoise State RB Dylan RileyBYU QB Bear BachmeierBYU RB LJ MartinCal QB Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleColorado QB Julian LewisDelaware QB Nick MinicucciDuke RB Nate SheppardFlorida RB Jadan BaughFlorida Atlantic QB Caden VeltkampFlorida State WR Duce RobinsonGeorgia QB Gunner StocktonGeorgia RB Nate FrazierGeorgia Tech RB Justice HaynesHawaii QB Micah AlejadoHouston QB Conner WeigmanIndiana QB Josh HooverJacksonville State QB Caden CreelKansas State QB Avery JohnsonKansas State RB Joe JacksonLouisville RB Isaac BrownLSU QB Sam LeavittMarshall QB Carlos Del Rio-WilsonMiami QB Darian MensahMiami WR Malachi ToneyMiami RB Mark FletcherMichigan RB Jordan MarshallMichigan QB Bryce UnderwoodMichigan State RB Camryn EdwardsMinnesota RB Darius TaylorMissouri RB Ahmad HardyNavy QB Braxton WoodsonNC State QB CJ BaileyNebraska QB Anthony ColandreaNorth Dakota State RB DJ ScottNorthwestern RB Caleb KomolafeNotre Dame QB CJ CarrOhio State RB Bo JacksonOhio State WR Jeremiah SmithOhio State QB Julian SayinOklahoma QB John MateerOklahoma State RB Caleb HawkinsOklahoma State QB Drew MestemakerOle Miss RB Kewan LacyOle Miss QB Trinidad ChamblissOregon QB Dante MoorePenn State QB Rocco BechtPittsburgh QB Mason HeintschelRutgers RB Antwan RaymondSan Diego State RB Lucky SuttonSMU QB Kevin JenningsSouth Carolina QB LaNorris SellersTennessee RB DeSean BishopTexas QB Arch ManningTexas WR Cam ColemanTexas A&M QB Marcel ReedTexas A&M WR Mario CraverTexas State QB Brad JacksonTexas Tech RB Cameron DickeyUCF QB Alonza BarnettUCLA QB Nico IamaleavaUNLV QB Jackson ArnoldUNLV RB Jai'Den ThomasUSC QB Jayden MaiavaUSC RB Waymond JordanUtah QB Devon DampierUtah RB Wayshawn ParkerUTSA QB Owen McCownWashington QB Demond WilliamsWest Virginia RB Cam CookWestern Michigan QB Broc LowryWestern Michigan RB Jalen BuckleyWyoming RB Samuel HarrisAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow