Davey O’Brien Great 8 Quarterbacks Honored in Week 9

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 30, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has revealed the quarterbacks named to the week nine Davey O’Brien Great 8 list. With two first-time honorees this week, 52 different players have now been recognized in 2023.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Davis Brin of Georgia Southern, Arizona’s Noah Fifita, Frank Harris of UTSA, Georgia Tech’s Haynes King, Bo Nix of Oregon, Liberty’s Kaiden Salter, Jordan Travis of Florida State and USC’s Caleb Williams.

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

Davis Brin, Georgia Southern, Sr., 6-2, 210, Boerne, Texas

• Completed 22 of 35 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-27 victory over instate rival Georgia State.

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

• Helped the Wildcats to a 27-24 upset win over No. 11 Oregon State by going 25-for-32 through the air for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

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

• Threw four touchdown passes and connected on 20 of 32 attempts for 395 yards in a 41-27 triumph over East Carolina.

Haynes King, Georgia Tech, So., 6-3, 204, Longview, Texas

• Led Georgia Tech to a come-from-behind upset win over No. 17 North Carolina, 46-42, by totaling 377 yards (287 passing, 90 rushing) and tossing four touchdown passes.

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

• Was 24-for-31 passing for 248 yards and two touchdowns, and added a rushing score, in Oregon’s 35-6 win at No. 13 Utah.

Kaidon Salter, Liberty, So., 6-1, 200, Cedar Hill, Texas

• Was 10-for-15 passing for 169 yards and three scores, and rushed 13 times for 117 yards and a touchdown, as Liberty downed Western Kentucky, 42-29.

Jordan Travis, Florida State, Sr., 6-1, 212, West Palm Beach, Fla.

• Accounted for 388 total yards (359 passing, 29 rushing) and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in a 41-16 win over Wake Forest.

Caleb Williams, USC, Jr., 6-1, 215, Washington D.C.

• Passed for 369 yards (23-for-40) and two touchdowns, and added two scores on the ground, in USC’s 50-49 win over California.