Penn State tailback honored

? Penn State’s Larry Johnson ran away with the Maxwell and Doak Walker awards Thursday.

The senior tailback won the Maxwell as the nation’s best all-around player and the Doak Walker as the top running back.

The 6-foot-2, 222-pound Johnson beat out fellow Heisman finalists Ken Dorsey of Miami and Brad Banks of Iowa for the Maxwell.

Johnson won the Doak Walker over Miami’s Willis McGahee and Colorado’s Chris Brown. Johnson received the Walter Camp Award as the nation’s top college player.

Banks won the Davey O’Brien QB award over Dorsey and USC’s Carson Palmer.

Maryland linebacker E.J. Henderson, the Terrapins’ leading tackler for a third straight season, won the Chuck Bednarik Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player.

Washington State defensive tackle Rien Long, who helped the Cougars earn a spot in the Rose Bowl, won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman.

Michigan State’s Charles Rogers won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver.

Colorado’s Mark Mariscal won the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter.

Iowa’s Nate Kaeding won the Lou Groza Award given annually to the nation’s top kicker.