Navy Quarterback Blake Horvath Earns Maxwell Award Watch List Spot

The Navy Midshipmen were the only service academy with a football player named to this year's Maxwell Award watch list for the upcoming season. Quarterback Blake Horvath is returning for his senior season and after an outstanding showcase last year he was one of 80 players selected as one to watch for the rapidly approaching 2025 season. The Maxwell Award has been presented since 1937 to the best player in the country that season. The award honors the legacy of Robert Maxwell who was a standout athlete at Swarthmore College. More News: Air Force Alum Patrick Hoopes Earns Bronze Medal at World University Games Maxwell was nicknamed Tiny, because he was quite the opposite for his time. At 6-foot 240 pounds he led his team to a 15-4 record during his collegiate time. He was taken too young when he passed at just 38 years old in a car accident in 1922. Horvath was the heart and soul of last year's Midshipmen squad leading them to a 10-3 record and a hard-fought win in their bowl game against the Oklahoma Sooners