The Davey O’Brien Foundation has selected its Great 8 quarterbacks for week seven, according to a report published October 19. This group of players combined to account for 33 touchdowns during their respective performances.
The week seven list includes Bear Bachmeier of BYU, who totaled four touchdowns and 284 yards of offense in a 28-24 win over No. 2 Notre Dame. He recorded 224 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, and 15 receiving yards. Auburn’s Byrum Brown also earned a spot after steering his team to a 27-24 road victory over No. 1 Georgia, finishing with 150 passing yards and one touchdown, and 115 rushing yards and another score.
Trinidad Chambliss of Ole Miss completed 241 yards and three touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown in a 31-3 win over No. 13 Missouri. West Virginia’s Michael Hawkins Jr. amassed 541 yards of total offense and five touchdowns during a 45-42 victory over Cincinnati. Cale Hellums of Army matched the school’s all-time single-game record with five rushing touchdowns, contributing 195 yards on 25 carries in a 56-24 win over Florida Atlantic.
Texas State’s Brad Jackson recorded 181 rushing yards and three touchdowns, alongside 213 passing yards and one touchdown, in a 66-27 victory over Colorado State. Sam Leavitt of LSU completed 31 of 38 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns during a 31-0 win over No. 16 Mississippi State. Conner Weigman of Houston accounted for 343 passing yards and five touchdowns in a 35-32 win over No. 18 Oklahoma State.
Any quarterback named to the Great 8 during the first nine weeks of the season officially joins the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List. Through seven weeks, 47 different quarterbacks have been honored.
The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977 and is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary season. The National Quarterback Award, which is the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. The foundation has provided more than $1.4 million in scholarships and university grants to assist student athletes. The foundation's namesake, Davey O'Brien, was the first player to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award in the same year in 1938.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, chosen from the Great 8 list, will be revealed Tuesday at 11 a.m. (CT).
