O’Brien Award Semifinalists Announced: Winston, Mariota Lead Way

Oct 30, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) walks off the field after defeating the Louisville Cardinals 42-31 at Papa John
Oct 30, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) walks off the field after defeating the Louisville Cardinals 42-31 at Papa John

The Davey O’Brien Award released its list of semifinalist this week, with half of the semifinalists coming from the Big 12 and the SEC. 

As we prepare for another week of college football, the Davey O’Brien Award has announced the list of semifinalists for the award which goes to the top quarterback in college football.

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Included in this year’s list of semifinalists are some of the usual suspects — Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Bryce Petty, Nick Marshall and Brett Hundley — while quarterbacks who have been putting together some incredible seasons — Dak Prescott, Trevone Boykin and Rakeem Cato — also received some acknowledgement.

Winston took home the award last season, but he will have some stiff competition if he wants to repeat.

The Big 12 and SEC lead the way with four players each on the list, while the Big Ten and Pac-12 are each represented with two signal-callers. The AAC, ACC, C-USA and Independents each have one semifinalist.

The full list of Davey O’Brien Award semifinalists can be seen below:

J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, Freshman, Wichita Falls, Texas, 6-1, 225

Trevone Boykin, TCU, Junior, Dallas, Texas, 6-2, 205

Shane Carden, East Carolina, Senior, Houston, Texas, 6-2, 221

Rakeem Cato, Marshall, Senior, Miami, Fla., 6-1, 176

Connor Cook, Michigan State, Junior, Hinckley, Ohio, 6-4, 218

Everett Golson, Notre Dame, Senior, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 6-0, 200

Brett Hundley, UCLA, Junior, Chandler, Ariz., 6-3, 226

Marcus Mariota, Oregon, Junior, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6-4, 219

Nick Marshall, Auburn, Senior, Pineview, Ga., 6-1, 210

Bryce Petty, Baylor, Senior, Midlothian, Texas, 6-3, 230

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, Junior, Haughton, La., 6-3, 230

Blake Sims, Alabama, Senior, Gainesville, Ga., 6-0, 208

Clint Trickett, West Virginia, Senior, Tallahassee, Fla., 6-2, 186

Bo Wallace, Ole Miss, Senior, Pulaski, Tenn., 6-4, 217

Jake Waters, Kansas State, Senior, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 6-1, 210

Jameis Winston, Florida State, Sophomore, Bessemer, Ala., 6-4, 230

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