Stanzi on O'Brien watch list

2010 DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD®

WATCH LIST ANNOUNCED

FORT WORTH, Texas - The Davey O'Brien Foundation announced the 2010 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) Watch List today.

This year's list, which was compiled by a subset of The O'Brien National Selection Committee, features 30 of the nation's top collegiate quarterbacks who were selected based on player performance during the previous year and expectations heading into the 2010 college football season.

In addition to 2009 O'Brien Finalist Case Keenum (Sr., Houston), five 2009 semifinalists are included on the list: Matt Barkley (Jr., USC), Jacory Harris (Jr., Miami), Jake Locker (Sr., Washington), Kellen Moore (Jr., Boise State) and Ricky Stanzi (Sr., Iowa).

The 2010 O'Brien Watch List features 13 seniors, 13 juniors and four sophomores. The ACC and Big 12 lead all conferences with five candidates each on the list. The Pac-10 is represented by four players.

Appearing on the Watch List is not a requirement for a player to be awarded The O'Brien. Quarterbacks from all 120 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools are eligible for the award until the field is narrowed to 16 semifinalists on Monday, Oct. 25. The Foundation and the Selection Committee will announce three finalists on Monday, Nov. 22. The 2010 winner will be announced on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 9.

The 34th Annual O'Brien Awards Dinner will be held Feb. 21, 2011 at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

2010 O'Brien Watch List

Matt Barkley USC SO Pac-10

Zach Collaros Cincinnati JR Big East

Andy Dalton TCU SR MWC

Dwight Dasher Middle Tennessee SR Sun Belt

Ricky Dobbs Navy SR Independent

Nathan Enderle Idaho SR WAC

Nick Foles Arizona JR Pac-10

Blaine Gabbert Missouri JR Big 12

Robert Griffin Baylor JR Big 12

Jacory Harris Miami JR ACC

Jerrod Johnson Texas A&M JR Big 12

Landry Jones Oklahoma SO Big 12

Colin Kaepernick Nevada SR WAC

Case Keenum Houston SR C-USA

G.J. Kinne Tulsa JR C-USA

Jake Locker Washington SR Pac-10

Andrew Luck Stanford SO Pac-10

Ryan Mallett Arkansas JR SEC

Greg McElroy Alabama JR SEC

Kellen Moore Boise State JR WAC

Josh Nesbitt Georgia Tech SR ACC

Kyle Padron SMU SO C-USA

Christian Ponder Florida State SR ACC

Taylor Potts Texas Tech SR Big 12

Terrelle Pryor Ohio State JR Big Ten

Tom Savage Rutgers JR Big East

Ricky Stanzi Iowa SR Big Ten

Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech SR ACC

Scott Tolzien Wisconsin SR Big Ten

Russell Wilson NC State JR ACC

About the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award®

The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The O'Brien honors candidates who exemplify Davey O'Brien's enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in both academics and athletics. The O'Brien is overseen by the Davey O'Brien Foundation, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and has given away more than $800,000 in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life. For more information, visit

www.DaveyOBrien.org.