Davey O’Brien Award Names Great 8 Quarterbacks for Week 12

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 20, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced the eight quarterbacks named to the penultimate Davey O’Brien Great 8 list for the 2023 college football season.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Joey Aguilar of Appalachian State, Georgia’s Carson Beck, Anthony Colandrea of Virginia, LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Frank Harris of UTSA, Notre Dame’s Sam Hartman, Bo Nix of Oregon and New Mexico State’s Diego Pavia. With the addition of three first-time honorees, 60 different players have now been recognized in 2023.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be announced Tuesday at 11 a.m. (CT).

The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.3 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.

In 1938, O’Brien, who wore No. 8 as a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.

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Davey O’Brien Great 8 - Week 12

Joey Aguilar, Appalachian State, Jr., 6-3, 220, Antioch, Calif.

• Led App State to a 26-23 overtime upset of previously unbeaten James Madison by completing 28 of 46 pass attempts for 318 yards and three touchdowns.

Carson Beck, Georgia, Jr., 6-4, 220, Jacksonville, Fla.

• Was 24-for-30 (.800) through the air for 298 yards and three touchdowns against no interceptions in a 31-10 victory over No. 18 Tennessee.

Anthony Colandrea, Virginia, Fr., 6-0, 180, St. Petersburg, Fla.

• Was 21 of 30 passing for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and added 66 rushing yards on nine carries, in a 30-27 win over Duke.

Jayden Daniels, LSU, Sr., 6-4, 210, San Bernardino, Calif.

• Amassed more than 500 yards of total offense (413 passing, 96 rushing) and eight touchdowns (six passing, two rushing) as LSU downed Georgia State, 56-14.

Frank Harris, UTSA, Sr., 6-0, 205, Schertz, Texas

• Was 31-for-46 passing for 411 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed 10 times for 112 yards and three more scores, in a 49-21 victory over South Florida.

Sam Hartman, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-1, 212, Charlotte, N.C.

• Completed 21 of 29 throws for 277 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in a 45-7 win over his former school, Wake Forest.

Bo Nix, Oregon, Sr., 6-2, 217, Pinson, Ala.

• Threw more touchdown passes in the first half (6) than incompletions in the game (5), finishing 24-for-29 for 404 yards in a 49-13 win over Arizona State.

Diego Pavia, New Mexico State, Jr., 6-0, 200, Albuquerque, N.M.

• Guided the Aggies to a 31-10 victory at Auburn by completing 19 of 28 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns and rushing eight times for 35 yards.