Davey O’Brien Reveals Week 13’s Great 8 QBs
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 24, 2025) — The Davey O’Brien Foundation has unveiled its list of Great 8 quarterbacks for Week 13, a group that combined for 36 total touchdowns during its slate of games.
This week’s recipients are Devon Dampier of Utah, Pitt’s Mason Heintschel, Kevin Jennings of SMU, Texas’ Arch Manning, Owen McCown of UTSA, Kennesaw State’s Amari Odom, Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt and Northwestern’s Preston Stone.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, selected from the Great 8 list, will be revealed Tuesday at 9 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 $1.4 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 13
Devon Dampier, Utah, Jr., 5-11, 204, Phoenix, Ariz.
· Led Utah to a 51-47 final-minute, comeback win over Kansas State with 353 yards of offense (259 passing, 94 rushing) and four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing).
Mason Heintschel, Pitt, Fr., 6-2, 215, Oregon, Ohio
· Directed the Panthers to a 42-28 upset at No. 16 Georgia Tech by going 20-for-27 passing for 226 yards and two touchdowns and adding a TD on the ground.
Kevin Jennings, SMU, Jr., 6-0, 192, Oak Cliff, Texas
· Was 29 of 37 (.784) through the air for 303 yards and three scores and tallied a rushing TD during a 38-6 win over Louisville.
Arch Manning, Texas, So., 6-4, 219, New Orleans, La.
· Had 398 yards of offense and six touchdowns, passing for four (18-for-30, 389 yards), running for one and catching another, as Texas defeated Arkansas, 52-37.
Owen McCown, UTSA, Jr., 6-1, 190, Rusk, Texas
· Logged five touchdown passes while going 24-for-33 for 248 yards, and rushed once for 17 yards, in a 58-24 victory over East Carolina.
Amari Odom, Kennesaw State, So., 6-4, 205, Inglewood, Calif.
· Amassed six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) and 419 yards of total offense (387 passing, 32 rushing) in a 41-34 triumph over Missouri State.
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, Sr., 6-0, 207, Albuquerque, N.M.
· Was 33-for-39 (.846) for 484 yards and five touchdowns and carried 15 times for 48 yards and a score as Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky, 45-17.
Preston Stone, Northwestern, Sr., 6-1, 215, Dallas, Texas
· Was a perfect 15-for-15 in the second half to finish 25 of 30 for 305 yards and two touchdowns, and had 28 rushing yards, in a 38-35 win over Minnesota.