The Davey O’Brien Foundation has released its preseason watch list for the 2013 Davey O’Brien Award, which is presented to the nation’s best college quarterback.
The Davey O’Brien Award is named after Davey O’Brien, who led TCU to the 1938 national championship. He was the first player to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year, according to the Davey O’Brien Foundation.
The winner will be announced on December 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.
Florida HS Football Alumni on the 2013 Davey O’Brien Award * preseason watch list:
| Name | Position | College | High School |
| Blake Bortles | QB | UCF | Oviedo |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | Miami Northwestern |
| Rakeem Cato | QB | Marshall | Miami Central |
| Stephen Morris | QB | Miami (FL) | Monsignor Pace |
| Aaron Murray | QB | Georgia | Plant |
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