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July 14, 2010


FT. WORTH (SMU) - SMU sophomore-to-be Kyle Padron is among the 30 quarterbacks on the 2010 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List, award organizers announced today. The award is presented annually to the nation's top quarterback.


Padron's last outing was an MVP performance in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, where he passed for a school-record 460 yards and two TDs in leading SMU to a 45-10 win over Nevada. On the year, Padron posted a 159.9 passer rating to rank fifth in the nation and finished the year with a 5-1 record as a starter.


The list will be narrowed to 16 semifinalists on Oct. 25 and pared to three finalists on Nov. 22. Texas' Colt McCoy won the 2009 honor.


Conference USA is also represented on the list by Tulsa's G.J. Kinne and Houston's Case Keenum, who was one of three finalists for last year's award.


Padron and his teammates open the season on Sept. 5, in an ESPN-televised game at Texas Tech before hosting UAB in Dallas on Sept. 11.Tickets for these games and others are going fast. For ticket information, contact the SMU Ticket Sales Office at (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263).

2010 O'Brien Watch List
Matt Barkley, USC
Zach Collaros, Cincinnati
Andy Dalton, TCU
Dwight Dasher, Middle Tennessee
Ricky Dobbs, Navy
Nathan Enderle, Idaho
Nick Foles, Arizona
Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
Robert Griffin, Baylor
Jacory Harris, Miami
Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
Landry Jones, Oklahoma
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Case Keenum, Houston
G.J. Kinne, Tulsa
Jake Locker, Washington
Andrew Luck, Stanford
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Greg McElroy, Alabama
Kellen Moore, Boise State
Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech
Kyle Padron, SMU
Christian Ponder, Florida State
Taylor Potts, Texas Tech
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

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