Danny O'Brien (American football)

Danny O'Brien (American football)
Danny O'Brien
Maryland TerrapinsNo. 5
Quarterback Class of 2013
Major: Letters and Sciences
Date of birth:
Place of birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Career history
High school: East Forsyth High School,
Kernersville, North Carolina
 College(s):
Bowl games
  • 2010 Military Bowl
Career highlights and awards
  • 2010 ACC Rookie of the Year
  • 2010 Freshman All-American (FWAA)
  • ACC Rookie of the Week (Wk 4, 8, 9, 11, & 12)

Daniel Matthew "Danny" O'Brien is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland.

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Early years

O'Brien was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and at the age of 12, moved to Kernersville, North Carolina, where he attended East Forsyth High School.[1] During his interscholastic career, he played basketball and football as a quarterback.[1] As a junior in 2007, he completed 151 of 248 pass attempts for 1,905 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for 290 yards and seven touchdowns.[1] As a senior, he completed 117 of 235 pass attempts for 1,640 yards and 16 touchdowns and six interceptions and had 160 rushing attempts for 780 yards and 11 touchdowns.[1] That season, he led his team to the Metro 4A conference championship and the third round of the state playoffs.[1]

Rivals.com rated him a three-star college prospect and ranked him the 36th best quarterback in the nation and 35th best player in the state of North Carolina.[2] Scout.com also rated him a three-star prospect.[3] Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, and Virginia Tech showed interest in O'Brien, and Duke, East Carolina, and Maryland offered him an athletic scholarship.[2][3]

College career

During the 2009 season, O'Brien redshirted and did not see playing time.

O'Brien entered the 2010 season as the backup quarterback behind Jamarr Robinson. He saw his first action in the season opener against Navy, losing a fumble on his only play of the game. In the second game of the season, O'Brien saw his first serious action against Morgan State. Up 24-0 in the second quarter, O'Brien capitalized by throwing 3 touchdowns in his first four passes before giving way to third string Quarterback, C.J. Brown in the 62-3 win. Against West Virginia, O'Brien again only saw one play of action, getting sacked for a five yard loss. Robinson's sore arm moved O'Brien into the starting role against Florida International, a role he has yet to give up. In the first start of his college career, O'Brien passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.

O'Brien shattered all significant Freshman quarterback records at the University of Maryland, passing for 2,438 yards and 22 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for a twelve yard touchdown against Virginia and collected a four yard touchdown reception against Clemson.

During the 2010 season, the Atlantic Coast Conference named O'Brien the ACC Rookie of the Week a total of five times. Upon the conclusion of the season, he was named the ACC Rookie of the Year.[4] O'Brien was the first Maryland player to ever receive the honor.[4] The Football Writers Association of America named O'Brien to its Freshman All-America team.[5]

Statistics

 Maryland   Passing   Rushing
Season GP Comp Att  % Yds Avg TDs Long Int Rating Att Yards Avg Long TDs
2010 13 192 337 57.0 2,438 7.2 22 71 8 134.5 31 -48 -1.6 12 1
Career 13 192 337 57.0 2,438 7.2 22 71 8 134.5 31 -48 -1.6 12 1

Sources: [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Player Bio: Danny O'Brien, University of Maryland, retrieved November 27, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Danny O'Brien, Rivals.com, Yahoo! Sports, retrieved November 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Danny O'Brien Profile, Scout.com, retrieved November 27, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Friedgen, O'Brien Honored by the ACC Friedgen earns league's coach of the year award for the second time; O'Brien first-ever Terp rookie of the year, University of Maryland, November 30, 2010.
  5. ^ FWAA NAMES 2010 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM, Football Writers Association of America, January 10, 2010.
  6. ^ Danny O'Brien Stats, ESPN, retrieved 21 November 2010.

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