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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Harris Named Semifinalist For O'Brien Award
November 13, 2003 | Football
Nov. 13, 2003
Ft. Worth, Texas - The Davey O'Brien Foundation today announced ten semifinalists for the 2003 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback. The O'Brien Selection Committee, composed of national sportswriters and commentators, will vote later this month to narrow the field again. The three finalists will be announced on Monday, December 1 by the National College Football Awards Association in a joint effort among college football award programs.
The ten semifinalists, in alphabetical order, are: Josh Harris, Sr., Bowling Green; Matt Leinart, Soph., USC; Eli Manning, Sr., Mississippi; John Navarre, Jr., Michigan; Philip Rivers, Sr., North Carolina State; Ben Roethlisberger, Jr., Miami (Ohio); Rod Rutherford, Sr., Pittsburgh; Jeff Smoker, Sr., Michigan State; B.J. Symons, Sr., Texas Tech; and Jason White, Sr., Oklahoma.
The winner of the 2003 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award will be announced on the 2003 Home Depot College Football Awards Show, 7:00 PM EST, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003. The show will air on ESPN live from the Atlantic Dance Hall on the BoardWalk at Disney, right next to Epcot in Orlando, Fla. The winner will be honored at the 27th annual O'Brien Awards Dinner, February 16, 2004, at The Fort Worth Club, Fort Worth, Texas. Air transportation is provided by American Airlines, the official airline of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.
