Indiana University Athletics
LoVecchio Named to Watch List
7/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University senior quarterback Matt LoVecchio was named to the preseason watch list for the 2004 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given annually to the nation's top signal caller.
The Franklin Lakes, N.J., native was one of four quarterbacks named from the Big Ten. He joins Illinois' Jon Beutjer, Penn State's Zack Mills and Purdue's Kyle Orton. Beutjer, LoVecchio and Orton were also among the preseason honorees last season.
LoVecchio started 11 games for the Hoosiers in 2003, while passing for 1,778 yards and three touchdowns. His top single game effort came against Kentucky when he completed 17-of-32 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown.
Three former Big Ten quarterbacks have earned the O'Brien Award in Iowa's Brad Banks (2002) and Chuck Long (1985) and Penn State's Kerry Collins (1994).
The O'Brien Award, established in 1977, is one of the oldest awards in the country for college quarterbacks and is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien. O'Brien was an All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University. He led the Horned Frogs to the 1938 national championship.
Semifinalists will be announced in early November and narrowed to three finalists later in that month by the O'Brien National Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of nationally known sportswriters, commentators and other members of the media. The winner of the 2004 O'Brien Award will be announced Dec. 9 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla.
The 42 candidates on the watch list are:
Derek Anderson, Oregon State
Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech
Brock Berlin, Miami (Fla.)
Jon Beutjer, Illinois
Timmy Chang, Hawaii
Kellen Clemens, Oregon
Brodie Croyle, Alabama
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
Darian Durant, North Carolina
Charlie Frye, Akron
Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo
David Greene, Georgia
Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati
Darrell Hackney, UAB
Josh Haldi, Northern Illinois
Scott Hall, North Texas
Stan Hill, Marshall
Matt Jones, Arkansas
Stefan LeFors, Louisville
Chris Leak, Florida
Matt Leinart, USC
Matt LoVecchio, Indiana
James Kilian, Tulsa
Joel Klatt, Colorado
Kevin Kolb, Houston
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
R. Marshall, West Virginia
Zack Mills, Penn State
Kyle Orton, Purdue
Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
Paul Pinegar, Fresno State
Bryan Randall, Virginia Tech
Chris Rix, Florida State
Aaron Rodgers, California
Alex Smith, Utah
Brad Smith, Missouri
Andrew Walter, Arizona State
Jason White, Oklahoma
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
Danny Wimprine, Memphis
Vince Young, Texas
The Franklin Lakes, N.J., native was one of four quarterbacks named from the Big Ten. He joins Illinois' Jon Beutjer, Penn State's Zack Mills and Purdue's Kyle Orton. Beutjer, LoVecchio and Orton were also among the preseason honorees last season.
LoVecchio started 11 games for the Hoosiers in 2003, while passing for 1,778 yards and three touchdowns. His top single game effort came against Kentucky when he completed 17-of-32 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown.
Three former Big Ten quarterbacks have earned the O'Brien Award in Iowa's Brad Banks (2002) and Chuck Long (1985) and Penn State's Kerry Collins (1994).
The O'Brien Award, established in 1977, is one of the oldest awards in the country for college quarterbacks and is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien. O'Brien was an All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University. He led the Horned Frogs to the 1938 national championship.
Semifinalists will be announced in early November and narrowed to three finalists later in that month by the O'Brien National Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of nationally known sportswriters, commentators and other members of the media. The winner of the 2004 O'Brien Award will be announced Dec. 9 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla.
The 42 candidates on the watch list are:
Derek Anderson, Oregon State
Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech
Brock Berlin, Miami (Fla.)
Jon Beutjer, Illinois
Timmy Chang, Hawaii
Kellen Clemens, Oregon
Brodie Croyle, Alabama
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
Darian Durant, North Carolina
Charlie Frye, Akron
Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo
David Greene, Georgia
Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati
Darrell Hackney, UAB
Josh Haldi, Northern Illinois
Scott Hall, North Texas
Stan Hill, Marshall
Matt Jones, Arkansas
Stefan LeFors, Louisville
Chris Leak, Florida
Matt Leinart, USC
Matt LoVecchio, Indiana
James Kilian, Tulsa
Joel Klatt, Colorado
Kevin Kolb, Houston
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
R. Marshall, West Virginia
Zack Mills, Penn State
Kyle Orton, Purdue
Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
Paul Pinegar, Fresno State
Bryan Randall, Virginia Tech
Chris Rix, Florida State
Aaron Rodgers, California
Alex Smith, Utah
Brad Smith, Missouri
Andrew Walter, Arizona State
Jason White, Oklahoma
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
Danny Wimprine, Memphis
Vince Young, Texas
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