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Nebraska's Taylor Martinez on Davey O'Brien Watch List
Hey, there's only 38 guys on the Davey O'Brien Watch list. That's at least fewer than the number of centers up for the Rimington Award. And one of them is Taylor Martinez, although that really shouldn't be a shock to anyone given that Martinez was one of seven returning semifinalists (might I...
July 18th Jump Off
If you want to receive Down the Drive updates through Facebook, don't forget to like us! The baby bearcat born at the Cincinnati zoo last week via cmsimg.cincinnati.com As many of you know, bearcats are deceptively cute when they're young but become blood-thirsty, wild beasts when they grow...
Two Quick Pieces of News
First and foremost Zach Collaros has made the Pre-Season Watchlist for the Davey O'Brien award given annually to the best Quarterback in the country. I think that is a pretty good acknowledgement on the part of the voting body for that award that the four games Collaros started, and dominated, were...
Four Questions for the Georgia Bulldogs: Ray Goff, Gene Chizik, Will Muschamp, and What to Do When Winning the Opening Coin Toss
The offseason between the 2009 and 2010 college football campaigns was the wackiest ever, but the coming offseason is off to a promising start as one that will give last year’s a run for its money. If you’re like me, your head is spinning just a little bit as you strive to process everything that...
Taylor Martinez Named Semifinalist For Davey O'Brien Award
Nebraska's Taylor Martinez is the only freshman quarterback in the nation to be named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award. The Davey O'Brien Award has been given to the nation's best quarterback every season since 1981. Other Big 12 quarterbacks on the list include Oklahoma's Landry Jones,...
Just What The Doctor Ordered
On a day that started before the local Waffle House thinned out, Auburn got exactly what it wanted from its 52-3 victory over Louisiana-Monroe: lots of rest for its starters. Who cares that half the students didn't bother showing up. After all, The Supper Club had only been closed a few hours. Give...
Ricky Stanzi Needs Your Votes
Well, not really. In the Ricky Stanzi hierarchy of life, individual awards are probably pretty far down the list, far below things like team, country, and charity. Probably behind Twilight, too. Still, awards are fun and the Davey O'Brien Award lets you, the unwashed masses, vote for the...
Go Vote For Jerrod For The Davey O'Brien Award
Fan Vote for the 2010 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is now open. Fans can cast their vote for the nation's best college quarterback as often as once daily at www.VoteOBrien.org. You need to register and login to vote, but it only takes a few seconds. I'm sure we all want to see Jerrod...
What are the Davey O'Brien Award Voters Thinking? Their Omission of Christian Ponder is Inexcusable
If you follow college football for a living, you know who Christian Ponder is. If you're an NFL scout, you definitely know who Ponder is. And if you can use a computer to look at the national leader-board for quarterback performance, you know about Florida State's Junior signal-caller. But it...
Sam Bradford Wins O’Brien Award
Sam Bradford has had the most productive season ever for an Oklahoma quarterback and was rewarded Thursday night with the Davey O’Brien Award. The award is given annually to the nation’s top quarterback and Bradford has certainly earned that reputation this season. He broke Jason...
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