A good deal of the No. 7 Utah Utes’ success on the football field this season has been because of senior quarterback Tyler Huntley, and on Wednesday, he was named one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top signal-caller.
On the season, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Florida native has completed 141 of 191 passes for 2,062 yards and 11 touchdowns with just one interception and has rushed 56 times for 235 yards with four touchdowns.
The other semifinalists, in alphabetical order:
- Charlie Brewer, Baylor
- Shane Buechele, SMU
- Joe Burrow, LSU
- Sam Ehlinger, Texas
- Justin Fields, Ohio State
- Jake Fromm, Georgia
- Anthony Gordon, Washington State
- Justin Herbert, Oregon
- Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
- Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
- Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
- Malcolm Perry, Navy
- Brock Purdy, Iowa State
- Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
- Brady White, Memphis
Other links
- Utah’s Morgan Scalley, BYU’s Aaron Roderick headline list of coaches with local connections who are semifinalists for top assistant award
- Utah basketball’s Rylan Jones interviewed by Andy Katz after triple-double
- Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley wants your opinions about shoes
And finally ...
BYU fans are familiar with former running back Jamaal Williams’ infectious personality and great lines during interactions with media.
Earlier this week, ESPN put together a short compilation of some of the now-Green Bay Packers running back’s best quips recently.