Dillon Gabriel named finalist for multiple national honors
Dillon Gabriel has a found a home at Oregon in 2024 after stops at UCF and Oklahoma, and the results have been downright incredible so far.
Gabriel has had the Ducks at No. 1 for several weeks now in his first season in Eugene. He’s thrown for a whopping 3,066 yards and 22 touchdown passes to go with 6 rushing TDs with still 1 regular-season game left on Saturday night against Washington.
And for his all excellence, Gabriel was rewarded on Tuesday by being named a finalist for the Maxwell Award, given annually to college football’s most outstanding player, and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Special talent 🎱
Dillon Gabriel is a finalist for the Maxwell Award, given to college football’s most outstanding player. #GoDucks x @TheMaxwellAward pic.twitter.com/E8km268AMV
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) November 26, 2024
The other 2 finalists for the Maxwell Award are Colorado 2-way star Travis Hunter and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty.
Meanwhile, Hunter’s teammate, Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and Miami quarterback Cam Ward were named the other 2 finalists for the Davey O’Brien.
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Dillon Gabriel is a finalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award!#GoDucks x @daveyobrien pic.twitter.com/WDqvwTNVhU
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) November 26, 2024
Back to the left-handed rifleman Gabriel, who has only thrown 6 interceptions this season while carving up Big Ten defenses for the Ducks. Gabriel has thrown for 290+ yards in 6 of his 11 games this season while completing 73.8% of his passes.
Gabriel will take aim at the Washington defense and look to put the finishing touches on a historic regular season on Saturday night in the 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) kickoff on NBC from Autzen Stadium in Eugene.