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FORT WORTH, Texas - After leading his team to a 33-30 victory over tenth-ranked Virginia Tech, Boise State junior Kellen Moore has been named The O'Brien Quarterback of the Week.
The signal caller from Prosser, Wash. completed 23 of 38 passes for 215 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Trailing 30-26, the O'Brien Watch List candidate and 2009 O'Brien Semifinalist, led the Broncos to victory with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Austin Pettis with 1:09 to play before a crowd of 86,587 at FedExField in Landover, Md.
"These are the type of opportunities you play for," said Moore. "This is where some of the big-time quarterbacks are able to make plays. This is your goal."
Moore's impressive performance on the national stage kept Boise State's BCS title hopes alive. But with 11 games left in the season, the Broncos must stay focused on the task ahead. After a bye week, Moore will lead his team into Laramie, Wyo. on Sept. 18 to take on Austyn Carta-Samuels and the Cowboys. The two teams will face off at 7 p.m. (CT) on CBS College Sports.
Other quarterbacks who received votes in week one included:
Dominique Davis East Carolina C-USA
Andrew Luck Stanford Pac-10
Cam Newton Auburn SEC
Terrelle Pryor Ohio State Big Ten
Denard Robinson Michigan Big Ten
T.J. Yates North Carolina ACC
During the first eight weeks of the season, a subset of The O'Brien National Selection Committee will name The O'Brien Quarterback of the Week, given to a player who exemplifies the award's standards. All 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterbacks are candidates for the award until Semifinalists are announced Oct. 25. Finalists will be announced Nov. 22 and the 2010 O'Brien Winner will be announced Dec. 9.
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 2010 O'Brien Winner will be announced on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show airing Dec. 9 on ESPN and will be honored at the 34th Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner held at The Fort Worth Club on Feb. 21, 2011 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 $800,000 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.
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