Two 'Canes, three others up for Walter Camp award

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Quarterback Ken Dorsey and running back Willis McGahee, who have led defending national champion Miami to an 11-0 record, are among the five finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year announced Wednesday.

Quarterbacks Brad Banks of Iowa and Carson Palmer of Southern California and Penn State's Larry Johnson also were named as finalists for the honor, which is selected by a vote of Division I-A coaches and sports information directors.

Dorsey has thrown for 2,773 yards and 24 touchdowns and McGahee has rushed for 1,481 yards and 21 scores.

Banks led Iowa to a share of the Big Ten Conference title and has thrown 25 touchdown passes.

Palmer has completed 63 percent of his passes and has 32 touchdown passes.

Johnson is the ninth player in NCAA history to rush for over 2,000 yards, totaling 2,015 on 251 carries.

The winner will be announced on Dec. 12.

Walter Camp was a former Yale athlete and coach known as the "father of American football."

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