07/14/2010

Navy's Dobbs, five ACC QBs make O'Brien watch list

Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs is on the Davey O'Brien Award watch list.

So are five ACC quarterbacks, including Jacory Harris, Josh Nesbitt, Christian Ponder, Tyrod Taylor and Russell Wilson. The five representatives match the Big 12 for most by a league on the list.

A conference-by-conference rundown of the 30 nominees:

ACC (5): Jacory Harris (Miami), Josh Nesbitt (Georgia Tech), Christian Ponder (Florida State), Tyrod Taylor (Virginia Tech), Russell Wilson (N.C. State)

Big 12 (5): Blaine Gabbert (Missouri), Robert Griffin (Baylor), Jerrod Johnson (Texas A&M0, Landry Jones (Oklahoma), Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)

Pac-10 (4): Matt Barkley (Southern California), Nick Foles (Arizona), Jake Locker (Washington), Andrew Luck (Stanford)

Big Ten (3): Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State), Ricky Stanzi (Iowa), Scott Tolzien (Wisconsin)

Conference USA (3): Case Keenum (Houston), G.J. Kinne (Tulsa), Kyle Padron (Southern Methodist)

WAC (3): Nathan Enderle (Idaho), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Kellen Moore (Boise State)

Big East (2): Zach Collaros (Cincinnati), Tom Savage (Rutgers)

SEC (2): Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), Greg McElroy (Alabama)

Independent (1): Ricky Dobbs (Navy)

Mountain West (1): Andy Dalton (Texas Christian)

Sun Belt (1): Dwight Dasher (Middle Tennessee)

Jul 14, 2010 3:35:47 PM | ACC, Navy, Ricky Dobbs, Watch List Mania

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