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July 21, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas - University of Louisville senior quarterback Hunter Cantwell was named to the 2008 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) Watch List by the Davey O'Brien Foundation and its National Selection Committee.

The Watch List spotlights 31 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) quarterbacks who will vie for the award honoring the nation's best quarterback for the 2008 football season. In addition to the Watch List, all Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks are equal candidates for The O'Brien until semifinalists are selected.

Watch List candidates were selected by a subset of the National Selection Committee and approved by the Davey O'Brien Executive Committee. Semifinalists will be announced October 27; finalists November 24. This prestigious award focuses on accomplishments both on and off the field. The Selection Committee is asked to evaluate all candidates on their quarterback skills and athletic ability, academics, reputation as a team player, character, leadership and sportsmanship.

The 2008 winner will be announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN December 11. The recipient will be honored February 16, 2009, at the 32nd Annual O'Brien Awards Dinner at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

2008 O'Brien Watch List:
Todd Boeckman                                  SR      Ohio State
Sam Bradford                                      SO      Oklahoma
Tom Brandstater                                  SR       Fresno State
Hunter Cantwell                                   SR       Louisville
Rudy Carpenter                                   SR       Arizona State
Jimmy Clausen                                     SO      Notre Dame
Chase Clement                                    SR       Rice
Chase Daniel                                       SR       Missouri
Sean Glennon                                      SR       Virginia Tech
Matt Grothe                                        JR       South Florida
Max Hall                                             JR        BYU
Cullen Harper                                      SR       Clemson
Graham Harrell                                    SR       Texas Tech
Chase Holbrook                                  SR       New Mexico State
Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada              SR        Navy
Dan LeFevour                                     JR        Central Michigan
Jake Locker                                        JR       Washington
Colt McCoy                                        JR       Texas
Curtis Painter                                       SR      Purdue
Todd Reesing                                      JR       Kansas
Mark Sanchez                                     JR       USC
Riley Skinner                                       JR       Wake Forest
Rusty Smith                                         JR       Florida Atlantic
Matthew Stafford                                JR        Georgia
Tim Tebow                                          JR        Florida
Mike Teel                                            SR       Rutgers
Willie Tuitama                                      SR       Arizona
Drew Weatherford                              SR       Florida State
Pat White                                            SR       West Virginia
Juice Williams                                      JR        Illinois
John Parker Wilson                             SR       Alabama