Alabama was given its second Davey O’Brien Award winner on Thursday, as Bryce Young was announced as 2021’s winner of the award given to the country’s best quarterback.
A sophomore and first-year starter, Young passed for 4,322 yards and 43 touchdowns, leading the top-ranked Crimson Tide to the SEC championship and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. The Tide will face No. 4 Cincinnati on Dec. 31 at the Cotton Bowl.
Young capped his season with an SEC championship game-record 421 yards passing against Georgia last week.
Young arrived on campus in Tuscaloosa motivated and ready for the challenge that comes with leading a program that has set the standard for college football.
“You want to live up to the pressure and to the hype of it all,” he said.
Congratulations to @_bryce_young, the 2021 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner! Bryce is the second ever (and second straight) winner from @AlabamaFTBL! #DaveyQBs
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— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) December 10, 2021
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