Crouch Snags O'Brien Award

Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award 2001 - Eric Crouch, Nebraska 2000 - Chris Weinke, Florida State 1999 - Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech 1998 - Michael Bishop, Kansas State University 1997 - Peyton Manning, University of Tennessee 1996 - Danny Wuerffel, University of Florida 1995 - Danny Wuerffel, University of Florida 1994 - Kerry Collins, Penn State University 1993 - Charlie Ward, Florida State University 1992 - Gino Torretta, University of Miami 1991 - Ty Detmer, Brigham Young University 1990 - Ty Detmer, Brigham Young University 1989 - Andre Ware, University of Houston 1988 - Troy Aikman, UCLA 1987 - Don McPherson, Syracuse University 1986 - Vinny Testaverde, University of Miami 1985 - Chuck Long, University of Iowa 1984 - Doug Flutie, Boston College 1983 - Steve Young, Brigham Young University 1982 - Todd Blackledge, Penn State University 1981 - Jim McMahon, Brigham Young University 1980 - Mike Singletary, Baylor University 1979 - Mike Singletary, Baylor University 1978 - Billy Sims, University of Oklahoma 1977 - Earl Campbell, University of Texas

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey won the Maxwell Award and Nebraska's Eric Crouch took the Davey O'Brien quarterback trophy Thursday night during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

Dorsey and Crouch are two of the four Heisman Trophy finalists, along with Florida's Rex Grossman and Oregon's Joey Harrington. The Heisman, college football's top individual award, will be presented Saturday night in New York

Crouch, who won the Walter Camp Award earlier in the day, won the O'Brien quarterback award over Grossman and Harrington. Crouch, who led Nebraska to an 11-1 record, ran for 1,115 yards and 18 TDs, and passed for 1,510 yards and seven scores. He is the first Husker, and second Big 12 Player to win the O'Brien Award, joining Kansas State's Michael Bishop, who won in 1998.

Dorsey, who led No. 1 Miami (11-0) to a perfect season and a spot in a national title game in the Rose Bowl, was chosen over Grossman and Crouch.

The Maxwell, voted on by Division I-A coaches, the Football Writers Association of America and members of the Philadelphia-based Maxwell Football Club, goes to the best all-around player.

Dorsey completed 184 of 318 passes for 2,652 yards with 23 TDs and nine interceptions.

BYU's Luke Staley, who ran for 1,582 yards and led the nation in scoring with 28 touchdowns, won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back, beating out Maryland's Bruce Perry and Tennessee's Travis Stephens.

North Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers won the Chuck Bednarik Trophy for the nation's top defensive player, adding to the Lombardi Award he received Wednesday as the top college lineman. Peppers won over Oklahoma's Rocky Calmus and Syracuse's Dwight Freeney.

Bryant McKinnie, Miami's massive left tackle, won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman, beating out Nebraska's Toniu Fonoti and Tennessee's John Henderson.

Other award winners Thursday night were LSU wide receiver Josh Reed (Biletnikoff Award), safety Roy Williams (Jim Thorpe Award), and Purdue punter Travis Dorsch (Ray Guy Award).

Reed, who led the nation in receiving with 90 catches for 1,680 yards, won over Wisconsin's Lee Evans and Florida's Jabar Gaffney.

Williams won the Thorpe over Texas' Quentin Jammer and Miami's Ed Reed; and Dorsch won the kicking award over Miami's Freddie Capshaw and Oklahoma's Jeff Ferguson.