July 24, 2003

ASU quarterback Andrew Walter has been named as a preseason candidate for the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate quarterback.

The list is comprised of 42 Division 1 quarterbacks (listed below) and will be narrowed down to the semifinalists in early November. Three finalists will be chosen later in the month and the winner will be announced on December 11.

Walter is garnering a lot of preseason attention after his record setting 2002 season in which he threw for 3,877 yards, attempted 483 passes and completed 274, all ASU records. His season was highlighted by a 536-yard game against Oregon, which is both an ASU and a Pac-10 single game record.

Walter also holds third-place in the Pac-10 record book for single season passing yards and single season total offense yards (3,661). He also became the only player in Pac-10 history to throw four 400-yard passing games in one season.

This is the first season in which Walter begins as the incumbent starter. Last year he backed up Chad Christensen until the fifth game and never relinquished control of the offense thereafter.

The Sun Devils travel the Camp Tontozona from Aug. 15-23, with a scrimmage scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 23. They open the season at home against Northern Arizona on September 6.

The 42 candidates on the watch list are:

Asad Abdul-Khaliq	Sr.	Minnesota
Brock Berlin	Jr.	Miami
Jon Beutjer	Sr.	Illinois
Casey Bramlet	Sr.	Wyoming
Timmy Chang	Jr.	Hawaii
Casey Clausen	Sr.	Tennessee
Ryan Dinwiddie	Sr.	Boise State
Darian Durant	Jr.	North Carolina
Josh Fields	Jr.	Oklahoma State
David Greene	Jr.	Georgia
Gino Guidugli	Jr.	Cincinnati
Darrell Hackney	Soph.	UAB
Adam Hall	Sr.	San Diego State
Chance Harridge	Sr.	Air Force
Josh Harris	Sr.	Bowling Green
Carlyle Holiday	Sr.	Notre Dame
Craig Krenzel	Sr.	Ohio State
Jammal Lord	Sr.	Nebraska
Jared Lorenzen	Sr.	Kentucky
J.P. Losman	Sr.	Tulane
Matt LoVecchio	Jr.	Indiana
Scott McBrien	Sr.	Maryland
Luke McCown	Sr.	Louisiana Tech
Rasheed Marshall	Jr.	West Virginia
Eli Manning	Sr.	Ole Miss
Zack Mills	Jr.	Penn State
John Navarre	Sr.	Michigan
Kyle Orton	Jr.	Purdue
Cody Pickett	Sr.	Washington
Bryan Randall	Jr.	Virginia Tech
Philip Rivers	Sr.	North Carolina State
Chris Rix	Jr.	Florida State
Ell Roberson	Sr.	Kansas State
Ben Roethlisberger	Jr.	Miami (Ohio)
Rod Rutherford	Sr.	Pittsburgh
Matt Schaub	Sr.	Virginia
Ryan Schneider	Sr.	Central Florida
Brad Smith	Soph.	Missouri
Bradlee Van Pelt	Sr.	Colorado State
Andrew Walter	Jr.	Arizona State
Bill Whittemore	Sr.	Kansas
Danny Wimprine	Jr.	Memphis