Crum Lands on Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
7/14/2020 1:00:00 PM | Football
KENT, Ohio - Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum has been named one of the 30 quarterbacks to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List as announced by the Davey O'Brien Foundation on Tuesday.
The Davey O'Brien Trophy is given annually to the player, "judged to be the best quarterback in the NCAA". The Award's namesake starred at TCU and won the Heisman Trophy in 1938. The award has been given annually since 1977 and has been a quarterback-only award since 1981.
Crum is one of 10 non- "power-5" quarterbacks to make the list and the only representative from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). After taking over as QB1 in week two, Crum went on to lead the MAC in passing in conference games, averaging over 240 yards per contest. Crum added another 60 yards rushing per game, putting him atop the conference with 300 yards of total offense per game. His stellar TD-to-INT ratio of 20:2 last year was one of the best in the NCAA, leading to an overall efficiency rating of 159.7, good for 11th in the FBS.
Crum's two interceptions put him in rare company. He was the only FBS quarterback to have 20 or more TDs and two or fewer interceptions. It had only been done three previous times in the past 10 seasons: Drew Hare of NIU in 2014 Connor Shaw of South Carolina in 2013 and Chuckie Keeton of Utah State in 2013.
This accolade is the latest pre-season honor for the senior signal caller. Crum has already earned pre-season first-team All-MAC honors from Athlon Sports as well as Phil Steele, while ESPN has rated Crum number eight on the top returning quarterbacks in the FBS, a mark that tops all "group-of-five" schools.
To view the full watch list and to learn more about the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, click here.
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