Davey O’Brien Foundation Selects the Week 6 Great 8

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 6, 2025) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has chosen the Week 6 Davey O’Brien Great 8, a list comprised of Carson Beck (Miami), Blake Horvath (Navy), Nico Iamaleava (UCLA), DJ Lagway (Florida), Jaylen Raynor (Arkansas State), Julian Sayin (Ohio State), Ty Simpson (Alabama) and Brendan Sorsby (Cincinnati).

As a result of his selection, Raynor has been added to the Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List. The other seven quarterbacks were already on the list by virtue of either being members of the Preseason Watch List or by being named to a Great 8 earlier this season.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be revealed Tuesday at 11 a.m. (CT).

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. Over its time, the Davey O’Brien Foundation has given away more than $1.3 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.

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.

—www.DaveyOBrienAward.com—

Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 6

Carson Beck, Miami, Sr., 6-4, 220, Jacksonville, Fla.

·      Accounted for all four touchdowns in Miami’s 28-22 victory over No. 18 Florida State, finishing 20-for-27 through the air for 241 yards and four touchdowns.

Blake Horvath, Navy, Sr., 6-2, 195, Hilliard, Ohio

·      Set a Navy record for total yards (469), completing 20 of 26 passes for 339 yards and three TDs and rushing 17 times for 130 yards and a score in a 34-31 win over Air Force.

Nico Iamaleava, UCLA, So., 6-6, 215, Long Beach, Calif.

·      Led UCLA to a 42-37 upset win over No. 7 Penn State by accounting for five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) and 294 yards of offense (166 passing, 128 rushing).

DJ Lagway, Florida, So., 6-3, 247, Willis, Texas

·      Guided the Gators to an upset of No. 9 Texas (29-21) after going 21-for-28 (.750) for 298 yards with a pair of touchdown strikes.

Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State, Jr., 6-0, 202, Winston-Salem, N.C.

·      Was 27-for-35 for 248 yards and two touchdowns and carried 19 times for 92 yards and two more scores as Arkansas State downed Texas State, 31-30.

Julian Sayin, Ohio State, So., 6-1, 208, Carlsbad, Calif.

·      Had nearly as many touchdown passes (3) as incompletions (23-for-27, .852), and surpassed the 300-yard passing mark (326) in a 42-3 win over Minnesota.

Ty Simpson, Alabama, Jr., 6-2, 208, Martin, Tenn.

·      Led the Crimson Tide to a 30-14 victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt by completing 23 of 31 passes (74.2 percent) for 340 yards and two touchdowns.

Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati, Jr., 6-3, 235, Denton, Texas

·      Passed for 214 yards and two TDs and carried the ball nine times for 64 yards (7.1 per carry) and another score as Cincinnati beat No. 14 Iowa State, 38-30.