PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four American Athletic Conference quarterbacks and three conference running backs have been tabbed as players to watch for national honors at their respective positions with the announcement of the preseason watch lists for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and the Doak Walker Award.
The Davey O’Brien list includes Houston’s Greg Ward Jr., USF’s Quinton Flowers, Temple’s Phillip Walker and Tulsa’s Dane Evans.
The American’s four quarterbacks on the O’Brien Award list trailed only the Pac-12 and Big Ten, which had five players each named to the list.
The three running backs from The American on the Doak Walker Award watch list are UConn’s Arkeel Newsome, USF’s Marlon Mack and Tulane’s Dontrell Hilliard.