© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Signal-callers are required to have at least one start under their belt to be eligible for the watch list. Due to the requirement of starting at least one game the season prior, Ohio State redshirt freshmen quarterback C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller and true freshman Kyle McCord were all left off the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, which was announced on Tuesday morning. Named after former TCU quarterback Davey O’Brien, the award is presented annually to college football’s best quarterback. Troy Smith is the only player in school history to capture the honor, doing so after leading the Buckeyes to an undefeated regular season in 2006, while Justin Fields was a finalist in 2019. The 30 quarterbacks who made this year’s preseason watch list, meanwhile, include Arizona State’s Jayden Daniels, Boston College’s Phil Jurkovec, Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder, Clemson’s D.J. Uiagalelei,…
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