July 17, 2013
FORT WORTH, Texas – Gamecock senior Connor Shaw ranks among 34 of the nation’s best under center that received a spot on the 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List today.
Shaw comes into 2013 with a 17-3 record all-time as a starting quarterback, ranking as one of two Gamecocks in history with 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 rushing in a career, joining Jeff Grantz. Twice a 2013 SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Shaw and the Gamecocks posted an 11-2 record last season, with Shaw setting a school record with a 67.5 percent completion rate. The current South Carolina leader in career pass-completion percentage, the Flowery Branch, Ga., product also stands ninth in career pass completions (300) and seventh in career passing touchdowns (32).
This year’s list, which was compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, features 34 of the nation’s best college quarterbacks who were selected based on player performance during the previous year and expectations heading into the 2013 college football season.
Shaw is part of seven Southeastern Conference quarterbacks on the list, the most of any league. The award’s 16 semifinalists will be announced on Mon., Nov. 4, while the field will be narrowed to three finalists three weeks later. The winner will be revealed on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thurs., Dec. 12.
The 37th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner will be held Feb. 17, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The Davey O’Brien Award honors candidates who exemplify Davey O’Brien’s enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in both academics and athletics. The award is overseen by the Davey O’Brien Foundation, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and has given away more than $890,000 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.
2013 Davey O’Brien Watch List
David Ash, Texas
Blake, Bortles, UCF
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Terrance Broadway, Louisiana-Lafayette
Kolton Browning, ULM
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Rakeem Cato, Marshall
Cody Fajardo, Nevada
David Fales, San Jose State
James Franklin, Missouri
Devin Gardner, Michigan
Kevin Hogan, Stanford
Brett Hundley, UCLA
Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
Taylor Kelly, Arizona State
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Stephen Morris, Miami (Fla.)
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Casey Pachall, TCU
Keith Price, Washington
Bryn Renner, North Carolina
Keenan Reynolds, Navy
Tyler Russell, Mississippi State
Connor Shaw, South Carolina
Tyler Tettleton, Ohio
Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
Bo Wallace, Mississippi
Keith Wenning, Ball State
