Davey O’Brien’s Week 10 Great 8 Unveiled

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2024) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced its list of Great 8 quarterbacks being honored for their outstanding performances during Week 10 of the college football season.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Houston’s Zeon Chriss, Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss, SMU’s Kevin Jennings, Jalen Kitna of UAB, UTSA’s Owen McCown, Kurtis Rourke of Indiana, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers and Cam Ward of Miami.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be revealed 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.

—www.DaveyOBrienAward.com—

Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 10

Zeon Chriss, Houston, So., 6-3, 210, Baton Rouge, La.

• Completed all 11 pass attempts for 103 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 75 yards and a score and added an 8-yard reception in a 24-19 comeback win over No. 17 Kansas State.

Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss, Sr., 6-2, 225, Kaysville, Utah

• Set school single-game records for total offense (562) and passing yards (515) and matched the Ole Miss mark for passing touchdowns (6) in a 63-31 win over Arkansas.

Kevin Jennings, SMU, So., 6-0, 185, Oak Cliff, Texas

• Completed 17 of 25 passes for 306 yards, his second 300-yard game in his last three outings, and a pair of touchdowns in SMU’s 48-25 victory over No. 18 Pitt.

Jalen Kitna, UAB, Jr., 6-5, 220, Tacoma, Wash.

• Set the school’s FBS record for touchdown passes in a game (6) while throwing for 404 yards (25-for-32, .781) as UAB defeated Tulsa, 59-21.

Owen McCown, UTSA, So., 6-1, 190, Rusk, Texas

• Led UTSA to a 44-36 victory over Memphis by throwing for 280 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns, while adding 28 rushing yards on five carries.

Kurtis Rourke, Indiana, Sr., 6-5, 223, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Returned from injury to complete 19 of 29 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns, tying his season high, in a 47-10 victory at Michigan State.

LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina, R-Fr., 6-3, 242, Florence, S.C.

• Amassed 350 yards of total offense (244 passing, 106 rushing) and three touchdowns (two passing one rushing) in a 44-20 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M.

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

• Passed for 400 yards by connecting on 25 of 41 attempts and tossed a season-high-tying five touchdowns in a 53-31 win over Duke.