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Four B1G QBs land on Davey O’Brien Award watch list for 2020 season
By Paul Harvey
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In anticipation of the 2020 season, the Davey O’Brien Award released its watch list for the year.
The award is annually given to the nation’s best quarterback and was won by LSU QB Joe Burrow last season. The last winner from the B1G was Ohio State’s Troy Smith in 2006.
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Entering the 2020 season, there are four B1G quarterbacks on the watch list. Included on the watchlist are Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan, both of which were semifinalists for the award in 2019.
Here are the four B1G quarterbacks on the list:
- Justin Fields, Ohio State
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
- Jack Coan, Wisconsin
- Sean Clifford, Penn State
Semifinalists for the award are scheduled to be announced on Nov. 10 with the winner announced Dec. 10.
Watch the announcement and read the official release on the 30 players named to the 2020 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List here:
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— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) July 14, 2020
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.