BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The annual competition to select the top college quarterback in the nation has been narrowed from an original field of 30 to five finalists for the 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®.
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 by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and Transamerica®.
The five finalists for 2013 Golden Arm Award are:
- Tajh Boyd (Clemson) – Coming off a 55-31 win against Georgia Tech, Boyd has completed 212 of 318 passes for 2,960 yards (66.7% completion rate) and 32 touchdowns this season.
- Derek Carr (Fresno State) – With two games remaining this season, Carr has thrown for 3,421 yards and 34 TDs, completing 69.5% of his passes for the 9-0 Bulldogs.
- Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) – Lynch has led the Huskies to a 10-0 record this season, completing 65.5% of his passes while throwing for 35 TDs and 2,216 yards.
- AJ McCarron (Alabama) – After a 20-7 win over Mississippi State last week, McCarron has completed 177 of 261 passes for 2,228 yards (67.8%) and 21 TDs this season.
- Aaron Murray (Georgia) – While the Bulldogs are only 6-4 this season, Murray has thrown for 2,892 yards and 29 TDs, completing 207 of 324 pass attempts (63.9%).
Candidates for the Golden Arm Award must be college seniors or fourth-year juniors on schedule to graduate with their class. In addition to the accomplishments on the field, candidates are judged on their character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities.
The 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® will be presented on Friday, December 13 in Baltimore, MD. For the 2013 Golden Arm Award ceremony, The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and Transamerica® will be returning to The Embassy Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor & Grand Historic Venue, where the ceremony was held from 2006 until 2010.
Past Golden Arm Award winners include: Peyton Manning (Tennessee, 1997); Carson Palmer (USC, 2002); Eli Manning (Ole Miss, 2003); Matt Ryan (Boston College, 2007); Colt McCoy (Texas, 2009); and Andrew Luck (Stanford, 2011).
For more information, visit:
http://www.transamerica.com/about_us/johnny_unitas_golden_arm_award.asp
http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/