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. 

Gabbert has started 39 games in his career for the RedHawks, throwing for 8,375 yards and 59 touchdowns. He has twice earned All-MAC honors (2021 and 2023) and was named the 2019 MAC Freshman of the Year.

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.

The Midseason Watch List will be cut down to the 35-player Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2024 on Tuesday, Oct. 29. For the fourth straight year, fan voting on social media (Facebook, Instagram and TwiNer) will earn players bonus selection committee votes during the semifinalist, finalist and winner voting rounds. First-round fan voting will begin Oct. 29 following the QB Class announcement. The list of semifinalists selected from the QB Class will be named on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The Foundation will announce the three finalists two weeks later (Tuesday, Nov. 26). The 2024 Davey O’Brien Award winner will be unveiled live on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 12, during The Home Depot College Football Awards. 
 

MACtion on Preseason Award Watch Lists
Maxwell Award Watch List
Terion Stewart | RB| Bowling Green
Antario Brown | RB | Northern Illinois

Outland Trophy Award Watch List
Jacob Gideon | C | Western Michigan
Reid Holskey | OT | Miami
Alex Wollschlaeger | OT | Bowling Green

Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Maxen Hook | S | Toledo
CJ Nunnally IV | DE | Akron
Matt Salopek | LB | Miami

Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
Maxen Hook | S | Toledo
Donte Kent | DB | Central Michigan
Jordan Oladokun | CB | Bowling Green

Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Jordan Oladokun | CB | Bowling Green
Taji Johnson | WR | Buffalo
Dominic Serapiglia | OL | Central Michigan
David Carter Jr. | DB | Eastern Michigan
Cameron Golden | OT | Kent State
Cade Haberman | DT | Northern Illinois
Michael Denning | PK | Toledo
Boone Bonnema | LB | Western Michigan

Hornung Award Watch List
Marion Lukes | RB | Central Michigan
Trayvon Rudolph | WR | Northern Illinois
Jacquez Stuart | WR | Toledo

Ray Guy Award Watch List 
Alec Bevelhimer | P | Miami
Mitchell Tomasek | P | Eastern Michigan

Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List
Terion Stewart | RB| Bowling Green
Antario Brown | RB | Northern Illinois

Doak Walker Award Watch List
Terion Stewart | RB| Bowling Green
Antario Brown | RB | Northern Illinois
Marion Lukes | RB | Central Michigan
Jalen Buckley | RB | Western Michigan

Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List
Demetrius Hardamon | LB | Bowling Green
Jake Orlando | TE | Buffalo
Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami
Jack Coldiron | TE | Miami

Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami