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Rypien Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List
7/17/2018 8:47:00 AM | Football
BOISE, Idaho -Â The preseason recognition continued for Boise State senior quarterback Brett Rypien Tuesday, as he was named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List.
Monday morning, Rypien was named a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award for the third-straight year. Similarly, Rypien has now been named to the preseason watch list of the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to college football's top quarterback, for three years running. He is also the only Mountain West quarterback named to this year's preseason watch list.
Rypien enters the 2018 campaign as the FBS active career leader in passing yardage at 9,876, and is just 2,815 yards shy of becoming the Mountain West's all-time leader (San Diego State's Ryan Lindley is the all-time leader at 12,690). The Spokane, Wash., native is coming off of a 2017 season in which he earned his third-straight All-MW nod, being named to the Second Team.
After a slow start to the campaign, which included an injury that knocked him out of Sept. 9's game at Washington State and forced him to miss the Sept. 14 game against New Mexico, Rypien has found his groove during Boise State's final seven games. Over that stretch, Rypien completed 162-of-256 passes (63.3 percent) for 2,231 yards and 15 touchdowns, bringing his final 2017 totals to 2,877 passing yards and 16 touchdowns along with a 62.6 completion percentage.
Already this offseason, Rypien has been named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Teams of PhilSteele.com and Athlon Sports.
Boise State opens its 2018 campaign Saturday, Sept. 1, at Troy at 4 p.m. MT. The game will be televised on ESPNews.
Broncos On 2018 Preseason Award Watch Lists
CB Tyler Horton
Bednarik Award
QB Brett Rypien
Maxwell Award
Davey O'Brien Award
Monday morning, Rypien was named a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award for the third-straight year. Similarly, Rypien has now been named to the preseason watch list of the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to college football's top quarterback, for three years running. He is also the only Mountain West quarterback named to this year's preseason watch list.
Rypien enters the 2018 campaign as the FBS active career leader in passing yardage at 9,876, and is just 2,815 yards shy of becoming the Mountain West's all-time leader (San Diego State's Ryan Lindley is the all-time leader at 12,690). The Spokane, Wash., native is coming off of a 2017 season in which he earned his third-straight All-MW nod, being named to the Second Team.
After a slow start to the campaign, which included an injury that knocked him out of Sept. 9's game at Washington State and forced him to miss the Sept. 14 game against New Mexico, Rypien has found his groove during Boise State's final seven games. Over that stretch, Rypien completed 162-of-256 passes (63.3 percent) for 2,231 yards and 15 touchdowns, bringing his final 2017 totals to 2,877 passing yards and 16 touchdowns along with a 62.6 completion percentage.
Already this offseason, Rypien has been named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Teams of PhilSteele.com and Athlon Sports.
Boise State opens its 2018 campaign Saturday, Sept. 1, at Troy at 4 p.m. MT. The game will be televised on ESPNews.
Broncos On 2018 Preseason Award Watch Lists
CB Tyler Horton
Bednarik Award
QB Brett Rypien
Maxwell Award
Davey O'Brien Award
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