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Marquez Cooper Named to Maxwell Award Watch List

Marquez Cooper, the nation's leading active rusher, has been named to the Maxwell Award's initial watch list for the 2024 season.

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SAN DIEGO – Aztec football’s Marquez Cooper has been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. It is the second straight year Cooper has made the initial watch list for the Maxwell Award, which is presented to the best player in college football.

Cooper is one of 81 players who were named by the Maxwell Football Club for their preseason watch list.

The senior running back is the nation’s leading active rusher with 3,856 yards and leads all active players with 4,466 all-purpose yards. His 33 career rushing touchdowns is most by all active FBS running backs heading into the 2024 season and has run for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.

Cooper has been named a preseason second team all-Mountain West selection by both Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Sports ahead of his first season on The Mesa.

San Diego State’s first season under Sean Lewis begins Aug. 31 at Snapdragon Stadium against Texas A&M-Commerce. The Aztecs will play six of their 12 games in 2024 at Snapdragon Stadium. Seven of SDSU’s 11 FBS opponents made a bowl game a year ago.

Season tickets for the 2024 campaign start at just $200 ($175 plus $25 Aztec Club Membership), only $33.33 per game. Note that there is also Stadium Excellence Gift attached to each ticket, which is a one-time tax-deductible gift that helps offset the building costs of the state-of-art Snapdragon Stadium, and is payable over three years (interest free).

Fans are encouraged to purchase season tickets with benefits featuring interest-free payment plans, pre-sale access for most third-party events, and discounts on merchandise at the team store, additional single-game tickets and food/beverage. Additionally, season-ticket members will have the ability to purchase discounted season parking, access to a personal account representative and the ability to transfer and resell tickets digitally.

To purchase your season tickets, click here. For the pricing chart, click here.