Davey O’Brien Great 8 Named for Week 6

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 7, 2024) —The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced the eight quarterbacks who comprise the Davey O’Brien Great 8 in week six. Seven of the quarterbacks on this week’s list are seniors, including six transfers. 

The Great 8 quarterbacks for week six are: Max Brosmer of Minnesota, Army West Point’s Bryson Daily, Eli Holstein of Pittsburgh, Ohio State’s Will Howard, Kyle McCord of Syracuse, Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia, Will Rogers of Washington and Miami’s Cam Ward.

Brosmer is officially added to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Midseason Watch List, a list that now stands at 58 members. The other seven players had either achieved Great 8 recognition earlier this season or were named to the Preseason Watch List.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be announced Tuesday at noon (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.

—www.DaveyOBrienAward.com—

Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 6

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

·      Led Minnesota to a 24-17 upset over No. 11 USC by rushing for all three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the final minute, and completing 15 of 19 passes for 169 yards.

Bryson Daily, Army West Point, Sr., 6-0, 221, Abernathy, Texas

·      Was a perfect 5-for-5 passing for 140 yards (28.0 yards per pass) and two touchdowns and rushed 13 times for 110 yards (8.5 per carry) and two scores in a 49-7 win against Tulsa.

Eli Holstein, Pittsburgh, R-Fr., 6-4, 225, Zachary, La.

·      Completed 25 of 42 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns and carried 10 times for 76 yards and a score in a 34-24 victory over North Carolina.

Will Howard, Ohio State, Sr., 6-4, 235, Downingtown, Pa.

·      Threw as many touchdown passes (4) as incompletions (21-for-25, 209 yards) and added a touchdown run (10 carries, 28 yards) as Ohio State downed Iowa, 35-7.

Kyle McCord, Syracuse, Sr., 6-3, 220, Mt. Laurel, N.J.

·      Was 40-for-63 through the air for 355 yards and three touchdowns and added 22 rushing yards on four attempts during a 44-41 overtime win at No. 25 UNLV.

Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, Sr., 6-0, 207, Albuquerque, N.M.

·      Guided Vanderbilt to a 40-35 upset victory over No. 1 Alabama by connecting on 16 of 20 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns and carrying 20 times for 56 yards.

Will Rogers, Washington, Sr., 6-2, 216, Brandon, Miss.

·      Was 21 of 31 passing for 271 yards and a pair of touchdown strikes as Washington upended No. 10 Michigan, 27-17.

Cam Ward, Miami, 6-2, 223, Sr., West Columbia, Texas

·      Steered Miami to a 25-point second half comeback win at Cal (39-38) and finished the night 35-for-53 for 437 yards with three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing).