USC QB Cody Kessler was named to the 2015 Maxwell Award Watch List, eying the nation's best player. Kessler will be watched by many this season coming off a record-setting campaign last season, throwing 39 touchdown passes to only 5 interceptions with astounding efficiency (167.1 passer rating).
Click here for the complete watch list. Three Trojans have won the Maxwell Award, presented annually since 1937, but USC is in a 34-year drought dating back to Marcus Allen in 1981.