Notre Dame sophomore quarterback Jimmy Clausen was named to the 2008 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List Thursday, announced by the Davey O'Brien Foundation and its National Selection Committee.
Clausen was one of 31 quarterbacks to make the list and was the only true sophomore honored (Oklahoma's Sam Bradford sat out his first season).
The O'Brien Award honors the nation's best quarterback from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Clausen, who was earlier selected for the Maxwell Award Watch List, started nine of the 10 contests he played in as a freshman. He completed 138 of 245 passes for 1,254 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. Last year, Clausen made the earliest debut of any Irish rookie quarterback in school history as he started the second game of the season at Penn State.
Semifinalists will be announced Oct. 27; finalists Nov. 24. The 2008 winner will be announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN Dec. 11.
The recipient will be honored Feb. 16, 2009, at the 32nd Annual O'Brien Awards Dinner at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth.
