Gunnar Watson Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week & Davey O'Brien Great 8

TROY, Ala. -- Coming off the best performance in his young career, Troy sophomore quarterback Gunnar Watson has been named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week and to the Davey O'Brien Great 8 List.

Watson completed 33-of-46 passes for 338 yards and four touchdowns in Troy's victory over Texas State in the Trojans' home opener this past Saturday despite battling the remnants of Hurricane Delta. His completion total ranked as the 11^th most in a single game in school history while his four touchdown strikes tied for the ninth most.

In 2020, any player named to a Davey O'Brien Great 8 List during the season who was not previously named to the Preseason Watch List will be added to the Midseason Watch List and will be eligible for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. Forty-five players now comprise the list following the additions of Connor Bazelak, Stetson Bennett and Watson.

The native of Butler, Ga., completed passes to 10 different players and led the Trojans on six scoring drives and 10 overall drives that ended with a scoring opportunity. In the first half, Watson completed 23-of-30 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns.

Watson enters Troy's game against Eastern Kentucky this weekend with the fifth-longest streak in the country with 105 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. For the season, he has completed 69 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and just one interception.

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Gunnar Watson Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week & Davey O'Brien Great 8

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