DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD
MARQUEE MATCH-UP
O’Brien Semifinalists go head-to-head in week 12

November 16, 2011

FORT WORTH, Texas – The 2011 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award^® (The O’Brien) Marquee Match-up for week 12, as chosen by fans on Facebook, features O’Brien Semifinalists Robert Griffin III and Landry Jones in a Big 12 showdown.

Fans can show their support for Griffin and Jones, as well as any of the other 14 semifinalists, by visiting www.VoteOBrien.org and voting as often as once daily. The Fan Vote will count as 5% of the total vote in determining the finalists.

Marquee Match-up: No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 25 Baylor
Saturday, November 19 at 7 p.m. (CT) on ABC
After engineering a 31-30 overtime win at Kansas last Saturday, Baylor’s biggest comeback victory on the road ever, Robert Griffin III will attempt to alter school history once again by taking down the Oklahoma Sooners for the first time in the programs’ 20 meetings. Griffin leads the Big 12 in passing efficiency (188.58 rating), total offense (396.78 yards per game) and points responsible for (22.89 per game).

With a berth to the BCS National Championship conceivably in reach, Landry Jones looks to keep the Sooners firing on all cylinders Saturday night when they faceoff against the Bears in Floyd Casey Stadium. Jones leads the Big 12 and ranks second nationally with 372.11 passing yards per game.

Other Notable Games (based on start times)

• No. 17 Nebraska (Taylor Martinez) at No. 20 Michigan (Denard Robinson)
  Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m. (CT) on ESPN
• No. 18 USC (Matt Barkley) at No. 4 Oregon (Darron Thomas)
  Saturday, November 19 at 7 p.m. (CT) on ABC

*All rankings reflect The Associated Press Top 25 poll

About The O’Brien Fan Vote
Fans are invited to cast their vote for the nation’s best college quarterback as often as once daily at www.VoteOBrien.org. The Fan Vote counts as 5% during each round of the voting process, and it is combined with the results from The O’Brien National Selection Committee, which is comprised of journalists, broadcasters, commentators and former winners. The 2011 O’Brien Winner will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards airing Dec. 8 on ESPN and will be honored at the 35th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner held at The Fort Worth Club on Feb. 20, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

About the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award^®
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award^® (The O’Brien) is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The O’Brien honors candidates who exemplify Davey O’Brien’s enduring character while exhibiting teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership in both academics and athletics. The O’Brien is overseen by the Davey O’Brien Foundation, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and has given away more than $825,000 in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrien.org.

American Airlines is the official travel partner of The O’Brien.

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