Tulane's J.P. Losman Featured in ESPN Magazine
Jul 25, 2003 | Football
July 25, 2003
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane University senior quarterback J.P. Losman is the subject of a full-length feature story in ESPN Magazine in the August 4 issue of the weekly publication. The story refers to the Green Wave signal caller as "the real face of college football."
In addition, Losman has been named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2003 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given annually to the nation's top college quarterback.
"I am happy for J.P. personally; he deserves the credit and attention he's being given," Tulane coach Chris Scelfo said. "Now we expect him to live up to it on the field starting Sept. 1."
In his first season as the Wave's full-time starter in 2002, the California native passed for 2,468 yards and 19 touchdowns. He has just 10 interceptions while completing 57.4 percent of his passes.
Tulane opens its 2003 season on Monday, Sept. 1 (Labor Day), hosting TCU at the Louisiana Superdome at 7 p.m. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Tickets are available by calling 504-861-WAVE.
Losman is joined on the O'Brien Watch List by three of his Conference USA counterparts: Gino Giudugli of Cincinnati, Darrell Hackney of UAB and New Orleans native Danny Wimprine of Memphis.
The O'Brien Award is the oldest and most prestigious award in the country for college quarterbacks and is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien, the All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University who led the Horned Frogs to the 1938 national championship.
Semifinalists will be announced in early November and narrowed to three finalists later in that month by the O'Brien National Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of nationally known sportswriters, commentators and other members of the media. The winner of the 2003 O'Brien Award will be announced Dec. 11 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla. The winner will be honored at the 27th annual O'Brien Awards Dinner in February 2004, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
