SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has won the 2025 Doak Walker Award.

The award is presented annually to the best running back in college football. It’s named after Doak Walker, a former running back who played for SMU.

Love beat out Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy and Ole Miss’s Kewan Lacy for the honor.

Love, who is the first Notre Dame running back to win the award, rushed for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns this season while also catching three touchdowns.

Love is a finalist for several other national awards, including the Heisman Trophy . He was also named this year’s Disney Spirit Award recipient .

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