Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 Announced For Week 9

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 28, 2024) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has named its Great 8 quarterbacks for Week 9 of the college football season.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Max Brosmer of Minnesota, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Taylen Green of Arkansas, Old Dominion’s Colton Joseph, Riley Leonard of Notre Dame, Boise State’s Maddux Madsen, Marcel Reed of Texas A&M and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.

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 9

Dillon Gabriel, Oregon, Sr., 6-0, 200, Mililani, Hawaii

• Completed 18 of 26 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing score in a 38-9 victory over No. 20 Illinois.

Riley Leonard, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-4, 216, Fairhope, Ala.

• Was 13-for-21 for 178 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball 10 times for 83 yards and a TD in a 51-14 win over No. 24 Navy.

Max Brosmer, Minnesota, Sr., 6-2, 225, Roswell, Ga.

• Connected on 26 of 33 pass attempts (78.8 percent) for 320 yards and four touchdowns as Minnesota downed Maryland, 48-23.

Maddux Madsen, Boise State, So., 5-10, 201, American Fork, Utah

• Led Boise State to a 29-24 win at UNLV by completing 18 of 33 attempts for 209 yards and a score and rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on three carries.

Colton Joseph, Old Dominion, R-Fr., 6-2, 200, Newport Beach, Calif.

• Amassed 373 yards of total offense (304 passing, 69 rushing) and five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in a 47-19 win over Georgia Southern.

Taylen Green, Arkansas, Jr., 6-6, 230, Lewisville, Texas

• Accounted for six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) while passing for 314 yards and rushing for 79 yards as Arkansas dropped Mississippi State, 58-25.

Marcel Reed, Texas A&M, R-Fr., 6-2, 180, Nashville, Tenn.

• Directed Texas A&M to a 38-23 comeback win over No. 8 LSU, coming off the bench to tally three rushing touchdowns (9 rushes, 62 yards) and complete both pass attempts for 70 yards.

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado, Sr., 6-2, 215, Dallas, Texas

• Was 25-for-30 passing (83.3 percent) for 323 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing score in a 34-23 victory over Cincinnati.