Davey O’Brien Foundation Selects Week 10’s Great 8
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 3, 2025) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has named the Great 8 quarterbacks for Week 10 of the college football season, all of whom are first-time honorees in 2025. With the eight first-time Great 8 selections, 63 different quarterbacks have been honored this season.
The Week 10 list includes CJ Bailey of NC State, San Jose State’s Walker Eget, Scotty Fox Jr. of West Virginia, SMU’s Kevin Jennings, Jack Layne of New Mexico, Texas’ Arch Manning, Owen McCown of UTSA and Duke’s Darian Mensah.
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.
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Davey O’Brien Great 8: Week 10
CJ Bailey, NC State, So., 6-6, 213, Miami, Fla.
· Steered the Wolfpack to a 48-36 upset of Georgia Tech by connecting on 24 of 32 passes for 340 yards and two scores and adding 34 rushing yards and a TD.
Walker Eget, San Jose State, Sr., 6-3, 225, Santa Clarita, Calif.
· Completed 20 passes for 458 yards (22.9 per completion) and had two touchdown tosses and 25 additional rushing yards in a 45-38 win over Hawai’i.
Scotty Fox Jr., West Virginia, Fr., 6-2, 213, Mentor, Ohio
· Led West Virginia to a road win at No. 22 Houston (45-35) by accounting for 222 yards of offense (157 passing, 65 rushing) and three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing).
Kevin Jennings, SMU, Jr., 6-0, 192, Oak Cliff, Texas
· Helped SMU to its first top-10 victory since 1983 by going 29-for-44 for 365 yards and a touchdown and adding a rushing score in a 26-20 overtime win over No. 10 Miami.
Jack Layne, New Mexico, Jr., 6-2, 206, Lake Oswego, Ore.
· Was 17-for-22 through the air for 342 yards (15.5 yards per attempt) and three touchdowns in a 40-35 victory at UNLV.
Arch Manning, Texas, So., 6-4, 219, New Orleans, La.
· Completed 25 of 33 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns as Texas defeated No. 9 Vanderbilt, 34-31.
Owen McCown, UTSA, Jr., 6-1, 190, Rusk, Texas
· Set a program record for completion percentage (.939), as he finished 31-for-33 for 370 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-26 win over Tulane.
Darian Mensah, Duke, So., 6-3, 205, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
· Led Duke to its first win (46-45) at Clemson since 1980 by completing 27 of 41 passes for 361 yards and a season-high four touchdowns.