July 27, 2003

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Davey O'Brien Foundation announced its preseason watch list for the 2003 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award -- given annually to the nation's top college quarterback -- and University of Maryland senior Scott McBrien was among the 42 players on the list.

McBrien helped lead the Terrapins to an 11-3 record a year ago, his first as a starter. He is the first quarterback to return to the fold after a year in head coach Ralph Friedgen's system and looks to improve on a 2002 season that saw him finish second in the ACC and 12th nationally in passing efficiency.

The O'Brien Award is the oldest and most prestigious award in the country for college quarterbacks and is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien, the All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University who 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 2003 O'Brien Award will be announced Dec. 11 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla. The winner will be honored at the 27th annual O'Brien Awards Dinner in February 2004, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

The 42 candidates on this year's O'Brien watch list are:

Asad Abdul-Khaliq	Sr.	Minnesota
Brock Berlin    	Jr.	Miami
Jon Beutjer     	Sr.	Illinois
Casey Bramlet   	Sr.	Wyoming
Timmy Chang     	Jr.	Hawaii
Casey Clausen   	Sr.	Tennessee
Ryan Dinwiddie  	Sr.	Boise State
Darian Durant   	Jr.	North Carolina
Josh Fields     	Jr.	Oklahoma State
David Greene    	Jr.	Georgia
Gino Guidugli   	Jr.	Cincinnati
Darrell Hackney 	Soph.	UAB
Adam Hall       	Sr.	San Diego State
Chance Harridge 	Sr.	Air Force
Josh Harris     	Sr.	Bowling Green
Carlyle Holiday 	Sr.	Notre Dame
Craig Krenzel   	Sr.	Ohio State
Jammal Lord     	Sr.	Nebraska
Jared Lorenzen   	Sr.	Kentucky
J.P. Losman     	Sr.	Tulane
Matt LoVecchio  	Jr.	Indiana
Scott McBrien   	Sr.	Maryland
Luke McCown     	Sr.	Louisiana Tech
Rasheed Marshall	Jr.	West Virginia
Eli Manning     	Sr.	Ole Miss
Zack Mills      	Jr.	Penn State
John Navarre    	Sr.	Michigan
Kyle Orton      	Jr.	Purdue
Cody Pickett    	Sr.	Washington
Bryan Randall   	Jr.	Virginia Tech
Philip Rivers   	Sr.	North Carolina State
Chris Rix       	Jr.	Florida State
Ell Roberson    	Sr.	Kansas State
Ben Roethlisberger	Jr.	Miami (Ohio)
Rod Rutherford  	Sr.	Pittsburgh
Matt Schaub     	Sr.	Virginia
Ryan Schneider  	Sr.	Central Florida
Brad Smith      	Soph.	Missouri
Bradlee Van Pelt	Sr.	Colorado State
Andrew Walter   	Jr.	Arizona State
Bill Whittemore 	Sr.	Kansas
Danny Wimprine  	Jr.	Memphis