The Davey O‘Brien Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback, had Miami’s Cam Ward, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders as finalists. Ohio State’s Will Howard was not honored despite having the third-best Heisman Trophy odds among quarterbacks, according to DraftKings.

Ohio State star sophomore safety Caleb Downs is up for two prestigious individual awards. Downs on Tuesday was named as one of three finalists for both the Bednarik and Jim Thorpe awards. The Bednarik Award goes to college football’s best defensive player,

When the Ohio State Buckeyes were able to land Caleb Downs in the transfer portal, everyone knew that they were getting a superstar. The former Alabama Crimson Tide star was already one of the best safeties in the nation as a freshman.