Gators Quarterback set a career-high in passing yards and rushing touchdowns against Utah.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson was named the Davey O’Brien Award National Quarterback of the Week Wednesday for week one of the college football season.
Richardson was named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 List on Tuesday, which recognizes exceptional play by quarterbacks across the country. With his inclusion on the season opening list, he is officially added to the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List.
The Gainesville native set career-highs on Saturday in passing yards with 168 and rushing touchdowns with three, including the go-ahead score with 1:25 remaining. Richardson joins elite company, joining Jesse Palmer and Tim Tebow as the only Florida quarterbacks to pass for 150-plus yards and find the endzone three times on the ground in the same game, and is the only FBS quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in a single game this season.
Richardson was named SEC Offensive Player of the week on Monday, and was dubbed one of eight Manning Starts of the Week by the Sugar Bowl for his performance. Fans can now go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 11 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week. Vote Here<http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=allstatesugarbowl&set=a.10166422269440459>.
The Davey O’Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. In 1938, O’Brien, who wore No. 8 as a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.2 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.
