Last season, Chase Daniel was on the Davey O’Brien award watch list as one of the top QBs in the country.

This season, the Tigers will have a chance to watch plenty of the candidates from the other side.

The first watch list of 33 QBs released today, show several on MU’s schedule:

Sept. 5: Juice Williams, Illinois

Sept. 25: Colin Kaepernick, Nevada

Oct. 17: Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State

Oct. 24: Colt McCoy, Texas

Nov. 7: Robert Griffin, Baylor

Nov. 28: Todd Reesing, Kansas

Possible Big 12 title game foes:

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

Taylor Potts, Texas Tech

The list:

2009 O’Brien Watch List:
Sam Bradford……… Oklahoma JR Big 12
Jarrett Brown ……….West Virginia SR Big East
Daryll Clark ………..Penn State SR Big Ten
Jimmy Clausen…… Notre Dame JR IND
Aaron Corp …………USC SO Pac-10
Robert Griffin………Baylor SO Big 12
Matt Grothe……….. South Florida SR Big East
Max Hall …………… BYU SR MWC
Tim Hiller …………. Western Michigan SR MAC
Jordan Jefferson….. LSU SO SEC
Colin Kaepernick….Nevada JR WAC
Case Keenum…….. Houston JR C-USA
Dan LeFevour…….. Central Michigan SR MAC
Jake Locker……….. Washington JR Pac-10
Ryan Mallett………. Arkansas SO SEC
Jeremiah Masoli…. Oregon JR Pac-10
Colt McCoy……….. Texas SR Big 12
Kellen Moore……… Boise State SO WAC
Josh Nesbitt………. Georgia Tech JR ACC
Tony Pike …………. Cincinnati SR Big East
Taylor Potts………. Texas Tech JR Big 12
Terrelle Pryor…….. Ohio State SO Big Ten
Todd Reesing…….. Kansas SR Big 12
Kevin Riley ……….. California JR Pac-10
Zac Robinson…….. Oklahoma State SR Big 12
Riley Skinner……… Wake Forest SR ACC
Rusty Smith ……… Florida Atlantic SR Sun Belt
Jevan Snead ……… Ole Miss JR SEC
Tyrod Taylor …….. Virginia Tech JR ACC
Tim Tebow ……….. Florida SR SEC
Adam Weber ……… Minnesota JR Big Ten
Juice Williams…….. Illinois SR Big Ten
Russell Wilson……. North Carolina State SO ACC