Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2014 Doak Walker Award. The award is given annually to the nation’s top running back.

This marks the second straight season Abdullah has been a semifinalist for the award. The 5-9, 200-pound Abdullah has produced a standout senior campaign in 2014. He ranks among the top 10 nationally in all-purpose yards per game (3rd), rushing touchdowns (4th), scoring (7th) and rushing yards per game (9th).

Abdullah has rushed for better than 200 yards four times during the 2014 season, tying a Nebraska school record. He has also produced a pair of games with better than 300 all-purpose yards, making him the only player in the nation with two games of 300-plus all-purpose yards. In the process, Abdullah has set a Nebraska school record for career all-purpose yards (6,700), while ranking second in Big Ten history in career all-purpose yardage.

Abdullah has 1,319 rushing yards this season and 4,296 career rushing yards, and remains in pursuit of Mike Rozier’s school record of 4,780 career rushing yards.

Abdullah is one of three Big Ten running backs on the semifinalist list, joining Tevin Coleman of Indiana and Melvin Gordon of Wisconsin. Abdullah is one of two seniors among the 10 semifinalists.

The Doak Walker Award is named after three-time SMU All-America running back and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker.

The list of semifinalists will be trimmed to three finalists next Tuesday. The 2014 Doak Walker Award recipient will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 11 on ESPN.