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OU football: Jalen Hurts named finalist for Maxwell, Davey O'Brien awards

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts is a finalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award, it was announced Monday.

Hurts is one of three finalists for both awards.

The Maxwell Award is given to the best player in college football, and the other finalists are LSU's Joe Burrow and Ohio State's Chase Young. The Davey O'Brien Award is given to the best quarterback in college football, and the finalists are Hurts, Burrow and Ohio State's Justin Fields.

This season, Hurts has thrown for 3,184 yards and 30 touchdowns while adding another 1,156 yards and 17 touchdowns rushing.