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Cody Kessler Named O’Brien Semi-Finalist and More USC Football News

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First Take… Cody Kessler was named a semi-finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, which is given each year to the nation’s best quarterback.

The redshirt senior is one of 17 semi-finalists, including fellow Pac-12 quarterbacks Luke Falk of Washington State, Jared Goff of Cal, Kevin Hogan of Stanford and Josh Rosen of UCLA.

Kessler has thrown for 2,268 yards and 18 touchdowns with just five interceptions.