Season’s Final Great 8 Recognized by Davey O’Brien Award

FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 27, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced the eight quarterbacks named to the final Davey O’Brien Great 8 list of the 2023 college football season.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Rocco Becht of Iowa State, Louisiana’s Chandler Fields, Noah Fifita of Arizona, Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel, Jordan McCloud of James Madison, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, Bo Nix of Oregon and Maryland’s Taulia Tagovailoa. A total of 61 different players were 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. (ET).

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 13

Rocco Becht, Iowa State, R-Fr., 6-1, 205, Wesley Chapel, Fla.

• Made the most of his 12 pass attempts in a driving snowstorm, completing eight for 230 yards (28.8 per completion) and three touchdowns, in 42-35 upset at No. 19 Kansas State.

Chandler Fields, Louisiana, Jr., 5-10, 195, Metairie, La.

• Broke the school’s single-game completion percentage record by going 18-for-20 (.900), and accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), in a 52-21 win over UL Monroe.

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

• Established a new single-game school record with 527 passing yards, completing 30 of 41 throws (.732) and five touchdowns, during a 59-23 victory over Arizona State.

Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma, Sr., 5-11, 204, Mililani, Hawaii

• Was 24-for-38 passing for 400 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed seven times for 36 yards and a TD in a 69-45 win over TCU.

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

• Accounted for six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) and was 26-for-35 through the air for 324 yards as James Madison defeated Coastal Carolina, 56-14.

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

• Led Alabama to a last-minute 27-24 win over rival Auburn, going 16-for-24 for 259 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner, and rushing 18 times for 107 yards.

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

• Connected on 33 of 40 pass attempts (.825) for 367 yards and two touchdowns, and had six carries for 31 yards and a score, in a 31-7 win over No. 16 Oregon State.

Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland, Sr., 5-11, 208, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

• Was 24-for-31 passing (.774) for 361 yards and three touchdowns, and added a rushing TD, in a 42-24 triumph over Rutgers.