Buechele Named To Davey O’Brien Foundation QB Class of 2020

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Buechele Named To Davey O’Brien Foundation QB Class of 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas (SMU) – Shane Buechele has been named one of 35 quarterbacks to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2020. With the selection he becomes an official candidate to win the 2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.

Buechele has multiple TDs in 18 of the last 22 games and 57 career TDs at SMU (2nd), with 87 overall. He currently ranks second nationally in passing yards (3,095), seventh in passing TDs (23) and completions per game (24.20) and 10th in passing yards per game (309.5).

Among active FBS leaders, Buechele ranks first in completions (952) and passing yards (11,660), second in total offense (12,128) and passing TDs (87) and fourth in total TDs (95).

This season, he was also named to the Maxwell, Manning, CFPA Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and Wuerffel Trophy Watch Lists. He is also a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award and in the top 15 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

A point scoring model was used to determine the quarterbacks in the Class of 2020. Points were awarded to players based on their overall performance as well as inclusion on the Davey O'Brien Preseason Watch List, weekly Great 8 lists and National Quarterback of the Week winners.

The next step in the process will be to select the award's 16 semifinalists from these 35 quarterbacks. On Monday, Dec. 7, the semifinalists will be named based on voting from the Davey O'Brien National Selection Committee as well as the first round of the Davey O'Brien Fan Vote, which will run through Sunday, Dec. 6.

The Fan Vote is instituting a major change in its format in 2020. This year, fans will vote via three social media platforms—Instagram, Twitter and Facebook—and the top vote getter on each platform will each receive the equivalent of two additional committee member ballots for that voting period. Fan voting will be done by liking the quarterback's photo from the original post on the official Davey O'Brien social media account.

Following the naming of the semifinalists, the next round of fan voting will take place from Monday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 20 with the three finalists named on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The final round of fan voting will occur from Tuesday, Dec. 22 until Wednesday, Dec. 30. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 7 on the 30th annual The Home Depot College Football Awards, which will be held virtually from 7-8:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.