"Sam was fantastic at the
line of scrimmage," head coach Bob Stoops said in postgame comments.
"Sam's such a good decision-maker. You have confidence to do whatever you want
to do. I thought he threw the ball incredibly well."
Bradford's performance included a career-best 395 yards and
five touchdowns, extending the Sooners' home winning streak to the nation's
longest at 20 games. The performance marked Bradford's third career 300-yard
passing game while his 29 completions also registered as a career high.
Bradford took over the starting duties in 2007 and set the
NCAA freshman record for
touchdown passes with 36. He also led the nation with a passing efficiency
rating of 176.53.
The 2005 Putnam City North High School graduate was named
to the Oklahoma Coaches
Association All-State Team and threw for 2,422 yards and 19 touchdowns
his senior year.
Each week a subset of the Davey O'Brien National Selection
Committee will name the quarterback of the week who exemplifies the award's
standards. The O'Brien honors the nation's best college quarterback of the year.
Currently all 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
quarterbacks are candidates for the award until
Semifinalists are
announced on October 27. Finalists will be announced November 24. The 2008
Winner will be announced December 11.
About The O'Brien Fan Vote
Fans can now register and vote for The O'Brien Fan Vote
online at
www.VoteOBrien.org to
show their support for their favorite college quarterback. Fans will be able to
choose from any of the 119 FBS quarterbacks beginning on Tuesday, September 2,
leaving room for the possibility of a quarterback who is not on the Watch List
to win the award. The top three quarterbacks who garner the most votes will be
added to The O'Brien Semifinalist List, and the Fan Vote will then count as 5%
in determining the Finalists and Winner. The 2008 Winner will be announced
during The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show airing December 11 on
ESPN. The recipient will
be honored February 16, 2009, at the 32nd Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner at
The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
About The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award®
The O'Brien honors the nation's best college quarterback of
the year and inspires student-athletes to triumph both on and off the field. By
recognizing and honoring athletes who excel in both sports and academics while
exhibiting strong character and leadership, The O'Brien aims to help instill a
lifelong moral fiber in each candidate. The O'Brien is overseen by the
Davey O'Brien Foundation,
which was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in
Fort Worth, Texas. The Foundation has given away more than $750,000 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.