Quarterback, Cincinnati (from Pennsylvania), 2022–⁠26

Liam O’Brien

Number
No. 10
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Boulder, CO

Liam O’Brien plays quarterback for Cincinnati, after Pennsylvania (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against Western Carolina: 5 of 5, 18 yards; 4 carries, 23 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

18 passing yards

Last game: 5 of 5, 18 yards; 4 carries, 23 yards, 1 TD vs. Western Carolina, W 62–⁠10

Next game: vs. Texas Tech, Oct 24

Career highs

341passing yards, career highat Cornell, 20246touchdown passes, career highat Cornell, 2024100rushing yards, career highat Harvard, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Dartmouth, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Pennsylvania4580.06513.000
2023Pennsylvania3475.0317.800
2024Pennsylvania7611566.11,0188.9132
2025Pennsylvania21131467.22,3767.6196
2026Cincinnati55100.0183.600
Career29944367.53,5087.9328

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Pennsylvania20552.8612
2024Pennsylvania743004.1423
2025Pennsylvania1385484.0725
2026Cincinnati4235.8111
Career2369263.91825

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Pennsylvania10QBYr 1
2023Pennsylvania10QBYr 2
2024Pennsylvania10QBYr 3
2025Pennsylvania10QBYr 4
2026Cincinnati10QBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Pennsylvania (FCS)50.82––4.1–
2023Pennsylvania (FCS)180.87––15.6–
2024Pennsylvania (FCS)1780.5193rd (n=238)0.3090.949%
2025Pennsylvania (FCS)4480.3271st (n=314)0.24141.968%
2026Cincinnati9-0.08––-0.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Cincinnati 1 game, 18 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Western CarolinaW 62–⁠1055180023
2025 Pennsylvania 10 games, 2,376 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20atStonehillW 24–⁠2116312381138
Sep 27atLehighL 30–⁠44283731631−1
Oct 4vs.DartmouthW 36–⁠2416211472199
Oct 10vs.MaristW 28–⁠926403352025
Oct 18atColumbiaW 35–⁠2117262724281
Oct 25atYaleL 13–⁠3521392201045
Oct 31vs.BrownW 28–⁠2118272221167
Nov 8vs.CornellL 17–⁠3915221120063
Nov 15atHarvardL 43–⁠45324027130100
Nov 22vs.PrincetonW 17–⁠622312432031
2024 Pennsylvania 6 games, 1,018 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 5atDartmouthL 17–⁠20–––––6
Oct 25vs.YaleL 10–⁠31813910161
Nov 2atBrownW 38–⁠2818242472060
Nov 9atCornellW 67–⁠4922303416077
Nov 16vs.HarvardL 28–⁠3113181713061
Nov 23atPrincetonL 17–⁠2015301682135
2023 Pennsylvania 8 games, 55 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23atBucknellW 37–⁠21–––––31
Sep 30vs.DartmouthL 20–⁠23–––––6
Oct 7vs.GeorgetownW 42–⁠3922140016
Oct 14atColumbiaW 20–⁠17–––––0
Oct 21atYaleW 27–⁠17–––––−2
Oct 27vs.BrownL 26–⁠30–––––5
Nov 4vs.CornellW 23–⁠8–––––1
Nov 11atHarvardL 23–⁠25121700−2
2022 Pennsylvania 1 game, 65 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 12vs.HarvardL 14–⁠37456500–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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