No surprises here: Notre Dame's
Jimmy Clausen is a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to college football's best quarterback, and teammate
Golden Tate is a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the nation's top receiver.
Finalists for the O'Brien Award will be announced Nov. 23, and fans can vote at
VoteOBrien.org. Fan voting counts for 5 percent of the total for each round, and at last check, Clausen was running seventh. Here's Clausen's competition for the award:
Matt Barkley, USC
Daryll Clark, Penn State
Jacory Harris, Miami
Case Keenum, Houston
Dan LeFevour , Central Michigan
Jake Locker, Washington
Colt McCoy, Texas
Kellen Moore, Boise State
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Todd Reesing, Kansas
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
Bill Stull, Pittsburgh
Tim Tebow, Florida
Tate is one of 10 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award. He's up against:
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Vincent Brown, San Diego State
Eric Decker, Minnesota
Marshwan Gilyard, Cincinnati
AJ Green, Georgia
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
Mike Williams, Syracuse
The winners for both awards will be announced Dec. 10.