Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah was named a finalist for two national awards on Thursday morning. The record-setting running back was named as one of five finalists for the Paul Hornung Award and is one of four finalists for the Pop Warner College Football Award.

The Hornung Award is presented to the most versatile player in college football. Abdullah is joined on the list of finalists by TCU running back/returner B.J. Catalon, Missouri running back/returner Marcus Murphy, Stanford wide receiver/returner Ty Montgomery and Washington linebacker/running back Shaq Thompson.

Abduallah ranks third in the nation in all-purpose yards per game, and is the only player in the FBS ranks to produce two games with more than 300 all-purpose yards in 2014. Abdullah is Nebraska’s all-time leader in all-purpose yardage and ranks second in Big Ten history in that category. Abdullah has also had four 200-yard rushing games this season.

The winner of the Hornung Award will be announced on Friday, Dec. 12, and the winner will be honored at a banquet in Louisville on Jan. 27, 2015.

The Pop Warner College Football Award honors a player who has contributed at a high level on the field, in the classroom and in his community, emulating the ideals of the Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., the nation’s oldest youth football organization.

In addition to Abdullah, other finalists include Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Stanford safety Jordan Richards and Florida center Max Garcia. The inaugural award was presented in 2010 to Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara. The Pop Warner College Football Award will be presented on Dec. 10 at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports during the Pop Warner Super Bowl.