Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award on Thursday afternoon. The O'Brien Award recognizes the top quarterback in college football at the end of the season.
This is hardly a surprise.
The Buckeyes' signal caller is among the nation's best, and he's shown it throughout the year. Barrett is completing 64.5 percent of his passes this season for Ohio State while throwing for 1,965 yards and 21 touchdowns against just four interceptions. Additionally, Barrett has 570 rushing yards and six additional scores.
Keep 'em comin'...@JT_theQB4th is a semifinalist for the @daveyobrien Award, given to the nation's best QB.
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 10, 2016
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Barrett recently broke Braxton Miller's school record for touchdowns responsible for — Barrett currently has 94 for his career — and he sits two shy of breaking Drew Brees' record in the Big Ten.
Barrett is 23-3 in his career as Ohio State's starting quarterback.
Other O'Brien Award semifinalists include Jake Browning (Washington), Sam Darnold (USC), Jerod Evans (Virginia Tech), Luke Falk (Washington State), Jalen Hurts (Alabama), Chad Kelly (Ole Miss), Lamar Jackson (Louisville), Trevor Knight (Texas A&M), Patrick Mahomes II (Texas Tech), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), Wilton Speight (Michigan), Zach Terrell (Western Michigan), Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina), Greg Ward Jr. (Houston), Deshaun Watson (Clemson) and Davis Webb (California).
Watson was last year's Davey O'Brien Award winner.
Ohio State fans are encouraged to vote at VoteObrien.org
