BALTIMORE, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The annual
competition to select the top college quarterback in the nation has
been narrowed from an original field of 64 to five finalists for
the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award presented by A. O.
Smith.
Named after the man many refer to as the greatest quarterback
ever to play the game of football, the prestigious Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the
top upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class.
Top 5 Golden Arm Award Candidates:
- Matt Corral, Ole Miss - Corral has completed 206 of 309 passes
for 2,774 yards (67% completion rate) throwing for 27 touchdowns
with just two interceptions, and a QB rating of 81.2.
- Sam Hartman, Wake Forest - Hartman has completed 208 of 348
passes for 3,163 yards (60% completion rate) throwing for 39
touchdowns with just eight interceptions, and a QB rating of
84.3.
- Devin Leary, NC State - Leary has
completed 247 of 377 passes for 2,883 yards, (66% completion rate)
throwing for 31 touchdowns with just five interceptions, and a QB
rating of 75.3.
- Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh - Pickett has completed 260 of 385
passes for 3,517 yards, (68% completion rate) throwing for 36
touchdowns with just four interceptions, and a QB rating of
84.
- Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati - Ridder has completed 189 of 287
passes for 2,425 yards (66% completion rate) throwing for 27
touchdowns with just six interceptions, and a QB rating of
71.7.
The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected
by the distinguished Golden Arm
Award Selection Committee, a group of prominent football
journalists, former coaches and players, general managers,
commentators, announcers, and other former award recipients.
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Education Foundation's charitable
mission is to promote the game of football on all levels by
providing financial aid to deserving young scholar athletes. The
award acknowledges performance on the field, but it goes beyond
completion percentage and touchdown strikes. The award values
character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game.
In addition to honoring the top college quarterback, the Johnny
Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc., has awarded more
than $750,000 in scholarships to
scholar-athletes from local area high schools both in Maryland and Kentucky.
The 2021 award winner will be presented the Golden Arm Award trophy by The Johnny Unitas
Educational Foundation President, John
Unitas, Jr., at the Golden
Arm Award banquet and celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel
in Baltimore, MD on Friday, December 10, 2021. Additionally, the
first-ever winner of the Johnny Unitas
Golden Arm Award, Don
McPherson, will be in attendance giving the opening
remarks.
The namesake of the Golden Arm
Award has a storied history. Johnny
Unitas was an 18-year veteran of the NFL, who played his
collegiate career at the University of
Louisville before joining the Baltimore Colts in 1958. His
career passing figures include 2,830 pass completions for 40,239
yards, 290 touchdowns and throwing a touchdown pass in 47
consecutive games.
Sharing a tradition of innovation with Johnny Unitas, who invented football's
two-minute drill, A. O. Smith has been
an innovator in its industry for more than a century. A. O.
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Arm Award, please visit: Golden
Arm Award. Additionally, follow the conversation throughout
the college football season on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and
use the hashtags #GoldenArmAward and #InnovationLeaders.
Sponsors of the Golden Arm Award
Presented by A. O. Smith Corporation include: MedStar Sports
Medicine, The Babe Ruth Museum, Century Engineering, Comcast,
Dunbar Security Solutions, Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Haddock
Investments, Harvey Agency, HMS Insurance Associates, Inc.,
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