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Zach Smith Named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 Weekly List


FORT WORTH, Texas –– The University of Tulsa's Zach Smith was named to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Great 8 quarterbacks list for this past week's games, the Davey O'Brien Foundation revealed today.

Smith, a 6'3" senior from Grandview, Texas, led the Hurricane to 21-point come-from-behind 28-24 victory over No. 19 SMU on Saturday.

Smith completed 26-of-38 passes for season-highs of 325 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the final three quarters, he completed 20-of-28 passes for 269 yards and all three of his TD passes and zero interceptions. His final TD pass and the eventual game-winner went 4 yards to James Palmer with 2:11 left in the contest.