Zach Smith Named to Weekly Lists for Manning and Davey O’Brien Awards

NEW ORLEANS, La. –– The University of Tulsa quarterback Zach Smith has been named to The Manning Award "Stars of the Week" and The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Great 8 List for week five, it was announced today.

Smith led Tulsa to a 34-26 win over No. 11-ranked UCF on Saturday.

The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl has named eight quarterbacks as its "Stars of the Week."

College football fans can now go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 11 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.

Tulsa fans can VOTE HERE for ZACH SMITH …
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The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's Great 8 quarterbacks list for week five was revealed by Davey O'Brien Foundation. Smith has also been added to the Davey O'Brien Award's Midseason Watch List, as any quarterback named to a Great 8 list during the season who was previously not named to the Preseason Watch List is added to the Midseason Watch List.

He is now eligible to be voted a semifinalist for Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year Award.

Smith helped the Golden Hurricane erase an 18-point first-half deficit against the Knights, connecting on the go-ahead TD pass in the fourth quarter and setting up the game-clinching field goal with 1:30 to go against the Knights.

The 6'3" senior completed 17-of-29 passing for 273 yards and three touchdowns, covering 48, 34 and 13 yards.

The Davey O'Brien Foundation was created in 1977, and the National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious college quarterback award, was first issued in 1981. Over its time, the Davey O'Brien Foundation has given away more than $1 million in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life.

In 1938, O'Brien, who was a star quarterback for TCU, became the first player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award in the same year. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrien.org.

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