The 2012 Doak Walker watch list released

Wisconsin's Montee Ball is one of four semifinalists to reappear on the Doak Walker watch list. (US Presswire)

The watch lists have arrived in college football. The annual individual awards given at the end of the season will be rolling out their initial lists over the next couple weeks, and college football fans get their first round of debatable distinctions for 2012.

The Doak Walker Award is given annually to the best running back in college football, and on Thursday the watch list for the award was released featuring the names of 52 players across the country. Of the 52 players, four were semi-finalists for the award in 2011: Montee Ball, Joseph Randle, Rex Burkhead and Zach Line.

2012 Doak Walker Award Watch List

• Michael Alisa, BYU
• Montee Ball, Wisconsin
• Kenjon Barner, Oregon
• Le'Veon Bell, State" data-canon="Michigan Wolverines" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" id="shortcode0">
• Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
• Rex Burkhead, Nebraska
• Jesse Callier, Washington
• Benny Cunningham, Middle Tennessee
• Orleans Darkwa, Tulane
• Knile Davis, Arkansas
• Andre Ellington, Clemson
• Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
• Ray Graham, Pittsburgh
• Gee Gee Greene, Navy
• Jordan Hall, Ohio State
• D.J. Harper, Boise State
• John Hubert, Kansas State
• Michael James, Miami
• Waymon James, TCU
• Nathan Jeffery, UTEP
• Walter Kazee, San Diego State
• Eddie Lacy, Alabama
• Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
• Hunter Lee, Louisiana Tech
• Zach Line, SMU
• Raymond Maples, Army
• Cameron Marshall, Arizona State
• Onterio McCalebb, Auburn
• Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
• Curtis McNeal, USC
• Christine Michael, Texas A&M
• Latavius Murray, UCF
• Branden Oliver, Buffalo
• Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State
• Silas Redd, Penn State
• Kedrick Rhodes, Florida International
• Robbie Rouse, Fresno State
• Jarred Salubi, Baylor
• Anthon Samuel, Bowling Green
• Orwin Smith, Georgia Tech
• Isi Sofele, California
• Shawn Southward, Troy
• Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt
• Eric Stephens, Texas Tech
• Stepfan Taylor, Stanford
• Fitzgerald Toussaint, Michigan
• Matthew Tucker, TCU
• James White, Iowa State
• James White, Wisconsin
• John White, Utah
• Kerwynn Williams, Utah State
• Cierre Wood, Notre Dame