Fans can vote for Cowboy quarterback online at www.VoteOBrien.org
Zac Robinson
Oct. 26, 2009
STILLWATER, Okla. - For the second consecutive year, Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson is a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback, it was announced today.
Robinson has led the Cowboys to a 6-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark in Big 12 play despite playing without a pair of first-team All-Americans in running back Kendall Hunter and wide receiver Dez Bryant in four of those games.
Oklahoma State's all-time leader in total offense and touchdown passes, Robinson is just 217 yards away from matching Mike Gundy's OSU career passing yards record.
Robinson enters this Saturday's showdown with No. 3 Texas as the Big 12's leader in passing efficiency with a 158.3 rating. He has completed 115-of-176 passes for 1,547 yards and 12 touchdowns. His three interceptions are the fewest among Big 12 starters.
"It's an honor to be included as a semifinalist for an award as prestigious as the Davey O'Brien," Robinson said. "I look at it as more of a team award than an individual award because when you consider all that we have been through this year, it really shows how well the guys around me have played."
The Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee, an elite group of journalists, broadcasters, commentators and former winners, selected The O'Brien Semifinalists, with the Fan Vote accounting for 5 % of the total vote. The Selection Committee is asked to evaluate each candidate on the criteria of his quarterback skills and athletic ability, academics, his reputation as a team player, character, leadership and sportsmanship.
Fans may now help determine which three quarterbacks will advance as Finalists by voting as often as once daily at www.VoteOBrien.org. Fan voting will close at noon CST on Nov. 22. Finalists will be announced on Nov. 23. The Fan Vote accounts for 5% of each round of the voting process.
The 2009 O'Brien Winner will be announced live on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show airing Dec. 10 on ESPN and will be honored at the 33rd Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner held at The Fort Worth Club on Feb. 15, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas.
2009 Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalists
Matt Barkley - USC
Daryll Clark - Penn State
Jimmy Clausen - Notre Dame
Jacory Harris - Miami
Case Keenum - Houston
Dan LeFevour - Central Michigan
Jake Locker - Washington
Colt McCoy - Texas
Kellen Moore - Boise State
Tony Pike - Cincinnati
Todd Reesing - Kansas Zac Robinson - Oklahoma State
Ricky Stanzi - Iowa
Bill Stull - Pittsburgh
Tim Tebow - Florida
