Aug. 4, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas — Georgia Tech junior quarterback Josh Nesbitt was one of 33 named to the 2009 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List, the O’Brien Selection Committee announced late Monday afternoon.
The award goes to the nation’s top college quarterback and focuses on accomplishments both on and off the field. Former Yellow Jacket Joe Hamilton won the Davey O’Brien Award in 1999 and Shawn Jones was a finalist in 1992.
Nesbitt is considered one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He has rushed for more than 1,000 career yards (1,032) and is approaching 1,000 yards passing (901). Last season, his first as a starter, Nesbitt rushed for 693 yards and seven touchdowns and threw for 808 yards and two touchdowns despite missing two games with a hamstring injury.
The list of candidates is trimmed to a group of semifinalists Oct. 26. Finalists are announced Nov. 23 and the winner Dec. 10.
2009 O’Brien Watch List:
Sam Bradford Oklahoma JR Big 12Jarrett Brown West Virginia SR Big EastDaryll Clark Penn State SR Big TenJimmy Clausen Notre Dame JR INDAaron Corp USC SO Pac-10Robert Griffin Baylor SO Big 12Matt Grothe South Florida SR Big EastMax Hall BYU SR MWCTim Hiller W. Michigan SR MACJordan Jefferson LSU SO SECColin Kaepernick Nevada JR WACCase Keenum Houston JR C-USADan LeFevour C. Michigan SR MACJake Locker Washington JR Pac-10Ryan Mallett Arkansas SO SECJeremiah Masoli Oregon JR Pac-10Colt McCoy Texas SR Big 12Kellen Moore Boise State SO WACJosh Nesbitt Georgia Tech JR ACCTony Pike Cincinnati SR Big EastTaylor Potts Texas Tech JR Big 12Terrelle Pryor Ohio State SO Big TenTodd Reesing Kansas SR Big 12Kevin Riley California JR Pac-10Zac Robinson Oklahoma State SR Big 12Riley Skinner Wake Forest SR ACCRusty Smith FAU SR Sun BeltJevan Snead Ole Miss JR SECTyrod Taylor Virginia Tech JR ACCTim Tebow Florida SR SECAdam Weber Minnesota JR Big TenJuice Williams Illinois SR Big TenRussell Wilson NC State SO ACC
