{"id":238810,"date":"2026-08-10T13:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=238810"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T23:53:57","slug":"barfield-added-to-award-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/10\/barfield-added-to-award-watch-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Barfield added to Paul Hornung Award watch list"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa running back and return specialist Cam Barfield has been selected to the 2026 Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List.<\/a><\/p>\n

Barfield, a senior from Las Vegas, enters his third season as a Rainbow Warrior. Last year he earned all-Mountain West second team honors as a kick returner. He was also a crucial piece in the Â鶹´«Ã½offense, starting three games at running back.<\/p>\n

Now in its 17th season, the Paul Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in college football by the Louisville Sports Commission in memory of the late football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung. Barfield is just one of two players from the Mountain West Conference selected to the watch list.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Paul Hornung Award will be honored at the annual dinner in Louisville, Kentucky in March 2027.<\/p>\n

Read more at HawaiiAthletics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Running back, return specialist Barfield selected to Paul Hornung Award watch list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":238808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[83,9,550],"class_list":["post-238810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-football","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t