UM's Johnson named to Payton Award list

To no one’s surprise, University of Montana senior quarterback Jordan Johnson will start the 2014 Football Championship Subdivision season as a Walter Payton Award candidate.

Johnson was one of 20 players named to the Sports Network Payton Watch List Monday afternoon. The Payton Award is given each year to the top player in the FCS.

Johnson, a 6-1, 195-pound senior from Eugene, Oregon, will be starting for his third season in 2014. His record as a starter is 20-6, while his 20 career victories tie him for the sixth most in school history with Craig Ochs (2003-04). Johnson will serve as a co-ca...