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Gabbert Garners Davey O'Brien Preseason Watch List Recognition

FORTH WORTH, Texas -- Miami's Brett Gabbert was one of three dozen collegiate quarterbacks named to the 2024 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List, as announced by the Davey O'Brien Foundation today. The award is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback.

Compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien Na3onal Selection CommiNee, this year’s list was selected based on previous Division I career player performance as well as expectations heading into the 2024 college football season.

The official Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and will contain active quarterbacks from the Preseason Watch List, players honored as weekly Great 8 recipients through the season’s first eight weeks and any additional quarterbacks approved by the selecon subcommittee.