{"id":1184448,"date":"2026-08-04T10:40:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1184448"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:40:57","slug":"alabama-auburn-and-jacksonville-state-see-stars-named-to-maxwell-preseason-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/alabama-auburn-and-jacksonville-state-see-stars-named-to-maxwell-preseason-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama, Auburn and Jacksonville State See Stars Named to Maxwell Preseason List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College football\u00a0season is almost here, and that means preseason awards watch lists start to roll out as fans get ready to see their teams \u2014 and in turn the star players \u2014 take the field for another season on campuses across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Maxwell Award is given to the best all-around player in college football, and before the year, around 80 names make the watch list for before the season. Four of them play within this very state, and three come from the two hated rival\u00a0Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0and\u00a0Auburn Tigers with two even from this area!<\/p>\n<p>Auburn led the way with two nominees including quarterback Byrum Brown and running back and Montgomery native Jeremiah Cobb, both of whom look to help the Tigers offense take huge steps this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two Tigers to watch \ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udd85<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/byrumbrown17?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@byrumbrown17<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeremiahCobb13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JeremiahCobb13<\/a> have been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aVcWHbRnDR\">pic.twitter.com\/aVcWHbRnDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AuburnFootball\/status\/2084310359909765137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alabama meanwhile had just one nominee in junior wide receiver and Saraland native Ryan Coleman-Williams, who is going to look to bounce back from a rough second year after bursting onto the scene two years ago as a 17-year-old freshman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maxwell Watch List. \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qV26glOYrT\">pic.twitter.com\/qV26glOYrT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlabamaFTBL\/status\/2084311661993722049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The most interesting nominee though is Jacksonville State Gamecocks star quarterback Caden Creel, a Fairhope native who started to burst onto the scene late last season for JMU including leading them to a victory over Troy in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc30\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc30\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\u203c\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/EmbraceTheGrind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmbraceTheGrind<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/AKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AKC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aYOg6rDYGN\">pic.twitter.com\/aYOg6rDYGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jax State Football (@JaxStateFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaxStateFB\/status\/2084324824390766916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All four players will be a whole lot of fun to watch this season, and maybe just 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