Longhorns Daily News: Davey O’Brien Award names Texas’ Arch Manning to this year’s preseason watch list
Texas quarterback Arch Manning, a redshirt junior, has been named to this year’s Davey O’Brien Award preseason watch list, according to the Davey O’Brien Foundation’s announcement this week. The honor is given each season to college football’s top quarterback. Following Manning’s notable victorious performance in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl versus Michigan last season (after the […]
Austin, TX - The Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, a redshirt junior, has been selected to the Davey O'Brien Award preseason watch list. The prestigious honor is awarded annually to the top college football quarterback. Manning's inclusion on the watch list comes following his impressive performance in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against Michigan, where the Longhorns were denied a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Previous recipients of the O'Brien Award include Texas running back Earl Campbell in 1977, quarterback Vince Young in 2005, and Colt McCoy in 2009. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers was a semifinalist for the award in 2024.
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