Week 8 Davey O’Brien Great 8 Quarterbacks Named

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 23, 2023) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has announced the quarterbacks named to the week eight Davey O’Brien Great 8 list. With four first-time honorees this week, 50 different players have now been recognized in 2023.

The quarterbacks on this week’s list are Bryson Barnes of Utah, Rice’s JT Daniels, J.J. McCarthy of Michigan, Ohio State’s Kyle McCord, Bo Nix of Oregon, Tulane’s Michael Pratt, Preston Stone of SMU and Florida State’s Jordan Travis.

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 8

Bryson Barnes, Utah, Jr., 6-1, 209, Milford, Utah

• Completed 14 passes for 235 yards (16.8 yards per reception) and three touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 57 yards and a score in Utah’s last-second 34-32 victory over No. 18 USC.

JT Daniels, Rice, Sr., 6-2, 237, Irvine, Calif.

• Connected on 24 of 37 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns and tacked on a rushing score in a 42-10 win at Tulsa.

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan, Jr., 6-3, 202, La Grange Park, Ill.

• Threw a career-high four touchdown passes, while going 21-for-27 (.778) for 287 yards, in a 49-0 blanking of rival Michigan State.

Kyle McCord, Ohio State, Jr., 6-3, 215, Mt. Laurel, N.J.

• Directed the Buckeyes to a 20-12 victory over No. 7 Penn State by completing 22 of 35 attempts for 286 yards and a touchdown.

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

• Was 18-for-25 through the air for 293 yards and two touchdowns against no interceptions, and added a rushing TD, as Oregon downed Washington State, 38-24.

Michael Pratt, Tulane, Jr., 6-3, 220, Boca Raton, Fla.

• Completed 15 of 21 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns and had 15 carries for 70 yards and a TD in a 35-28 victory over North 

Preston Stone, SMU, So., 6-1, 219, Dallas, Texas

• Passed for 300 yards (23-for-36) and two touchdowns and had five rushes for 25 yards and a score as the Mustangs downed Temple, 55-0.

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

• Was 27-for-36 passing for 268 yards and two scores and carried 10 times for 62 yards and a touchdown in a 38-20 win over No. 16 Duke.