Davey O’Brien Award Selects Week 10’s Great 8 Quarterbacks

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 6, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced the quarterbacks named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list for week 10, a group that combined for 39 total touchdowns.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Penn State’s Drew Allar, Noah Fifita of Arizona, Texas State’s TJ Finley, Seth Henigan of Memphis, James Madison’s Jordan McCloud, Jalen Milroe of Alabama, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Jacob Zeno of UAB. With two first-time honorees this week, 54 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 10

Drew Allar, Penn State, So., 6-5, 242, Medina, Ohio

• Completed 25 of 34 passes for 240 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns, and rushed four times for 39 yards, in a 51-15 victory over Maryland.

Noah Fifita, Arizona, R-Fr., 5-11, 194, Huntington Beach, Calif.

• Led the Wildcats to a third straight top-25 victory by connecting on 25 of 32 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns during a 27-10 win over No. 19 UCLA.

TJ Finley, Texas State, So., 6-7, 255, Ponchatoula, La.

• Was 25-for-31 through the air for 301 yards and three scores and rushed for 18 yards and two touchdowns as Texas State defeated Georgia Southern, 45-24.

Seth Henigan, Memphis, Jr., 6-3, 210, Denton, Texas

• Accounted for 391 yards of total offense (349 passing, 42 rushing) and five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in a 59-50 victory over South Florida.

Jordan McCloud, James Madison, Sr., 6-0, 199, Tampa, Fla.

• Topped the 300-yard passing plateau (28-for-36, 307 yards) and the 100-yard rushing mark (13 rushes, 104 yards) and had six total touchdowns (four passing, two rushing) in a 42-14 win over Georgia State.

Jalen Milroe, Alabama, So., 6-2, 220, Katy, Texas

• Carried the ball 20 times for 155 yards (7.8 yards per carry) and an Alabama quarterback record four touchdowns, and added 219 passing yards in a 42-28 victory over No. 14 LSU.

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

• Was 29-for-38 passing (.763) for 386 yards and four touchdowns, and added a pair of rushing scores, as Oregon downed California, 63-19.

Jacob Zeno, UAB, Jr., 6-4, 215, San Antonio, Texas

• Passed for a career-high 484 yards and a career-best five touchdowns (29-for-35) while guiding UAB to a 45-42 last-minute win over Florida Atlantic.