Leak Named To Davey O?Brien Award Watch List
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 | Football
Florida quarterback Chris Leak was named to the preseason watch list for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given annually to the nation's top college quarterback as announced by the Davey O'Brien Foundation.
The O'Brien Award is the oldest and most prestigious award in the country for college quarterbacks and is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien, the All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University who led the Horned Frogs to the 1938 national championship.
As a freshman in 2003, Leak played in all 13 games with nine starts. He has completed 190 of 320 career passes for 2,435 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a true freshman he had a 6-3 record as the starting quarterback, the highest winning percentage of any freshman QB in the country.
Semifinalists will be announced in early November and narrowed to three finalists later in that month by the O'Brien National Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of nationally known sportswriters, commentators and other members of the media. The winner of the 2004 O'Brien Award will be announced Dec. 9 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla. The winner will be honored at the 28th Annual O'Brien Awards Dinner in February 2005, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 42 candidates on the watch list are:
Derek Anderson Sr Oregon State
Reggie Ball So Georgia Tech
Brock Berlin Sr Miami (Fla)
Jon Beutjer Sr Illinois
Timmy Chang Sr. Hawaii
Kellen Clemens Jr Oregon
Brodie Croyle Jr Alabama
Jay Cutler Jr Vanderbilt
Darian Durant Sr. North Carolina
Charlie Frye Sr Akron
Bruce Gradkowski Jr Toledo
David Greene Sr. Georgia
Gino Guidugli Sr Cincinnatti
Darrell Hackney Jr UAB
Josh Haldi Sr Northern Illinois
Scott Hall Jr North Texas
Stan Hill Sr Marshall
Matt Jones Sr Arkansas
Stefan LeFors Sr Louisville
Chris Leak So Florida
Matt Leinart Jr. USC
Matt LoVecchio Sr Indiana
James Kilian Sr Tulsa
Joel Klatt Jr Colorado
Kevin Kolb So Houston
Reggie McNeal Jr Texas A&M
Rasheed Marshall Sr West Virginia
Zack Mills Sr. Penn State
Kyle Orton Sr. Purdue
Dan Orlovsky Sr Connecticut
Brady Quinn So Notre Dame
Paul Pinegar Jr Fresno State
Bryan Randall Sr. Virginia Tech
Chris Rix Sr. Florida State
Aaron Rodgers Jr California
Alex Smith Jr Utah
Brad Smith Jr Missouri
Andrew Walter Sr. Arizona State
Jason White Sr Oklahoma
Charlie Whitehurst Jr. Clemson
Danny Wimprine Sr Memphis
Vince Young So Texas
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