Dillon Gabriel Listed on Davey O'Brien Award Watch List
On Thursday Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel found himself on another watch list. And as I say ‘another watch list’ let’s also remember it’s a great thing to have this much hype around Oregon’s (presumed) starting QB.
The Davey O’Brien award announced the watch list for the upcoming season. As you’d expect Gabriel was one of the names.
Last season Gabriel threw for 3,660 yards and 30 touchdowns at Oklahoma. Gabriel was one of the big wins for Dan Lanning in the offseason transfer portal window. Between Oregon’s offensive style and Gabriel’s experience, he’s expected to put up video game numbers this season for the Ducks.
Last years winner was Jayden Daniels from LSU.
About Davey O’Brien:
Robert David “Davey” O’Brien was born in Dallas, Texas, on June 22, 1917. As a youth, he quarterbacked a sandlot football team self-named the Gaston Avenue Bulldogs and spent several summers at the Kanakuk Boys Kamp near Branson, Mo. He was a 118-pound, 5-foot-7 all-state selection who led Woodrow Wilson High School to the Texas State playoffs in 1932.
O’Brien enrolled at Texas Christian University in 1935 and played behind the legendary Sammy Baugh. In 1937, O’Brien’s first season as starting quarterback, TCU posted a 4-4-2 record, yet O’Brien began to make a name for himself as he was named to the first-team All-Southwest Conference.
About the Award:
Originally, the Davey O’Brien Memorial Trophy was presented annually to the most outstanding player in the Southwestern states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Four years later, the award was expanded nationally in scope and limited to quarterback, the primary position of our namesake. The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is the nation’s 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.
