Morris Amongst 25 QBs Up for Johnny Unitas Gold Arm Award

BALTIMORE – Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris is one in every of 25 FBS quarterbacks to be named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation introduced Wednesday (Oct. 8). Morris was initially one in every of 58 gamers named to the preseason watch listing earlier this yr. 

Now in its thirty ninth yr, the Golden Arm Award is introduced yearly to the nation’s high senior or upperclassman quarterback who’s on monitor to graduate with their class, embodying not solely excellent on-field efficiency but additionally character, citizenship, and management. 

Morris has guided the UVA to a 5-1 begin and its first 3-0 begin in ACC play since 2007. He was named the ACC Quarterback of the Week in back-to-back weeks following his strong performances towards Stanford (Sept. 20) and Florida State (Sept. 26). He was additionally tabbed the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week following UVA’s double-overtime victory over then-eighth-ranked Noles. 

In his first six video games because the Cavaliers’ signal-caller, Morris has thrown for 1,428 yards whereas finishing practically 70 % of his passes. He has 15 complete touchdowns on the yr, together with 11 by means of the air. Morris has been accountable for 92 factors this season, second most of anybody the ACC and 13th most in FBS soccer. 

The Golden Arm Award Top 25 Quarterbacks
Joey Aguilar, Tennessee
Drew Allar, Penn State
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Carson Beck, Miami
Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
Taylen Green, Arkansas
Josh Hoover, TCU
Haynes King, Georgia Tech
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Brendon Lewis, Memphis
Arch Manning, Texas
John Mateer, Oklahoma
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Darian Mensah, Duke
Behren Morton, Texas Tech
Chandler Morris, Virginia
Miller Moss, Louisville
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
Gunner Stockton, Georgia 

As the faculty soccer season progresses, this listing might be additional narrowed to semifinalists and finalists, earlier than one extraordinary quarterback is awarded the Golden Arm Award this December on the annual ceremony on the Four Seasons Hotel in Unitas’ hometown of Baltimore. The occasion will honor management, legacy, and the perfect in faculty soccer. 

For extra info on the Golden Arm Award, go to GoldenArmFoundation.com. Fans and media are inspired to observe the dialog all through the faculty soccer season on the Golden Arm Award’s official social media channels: 

• X (previously Twitter): @GoldenArmAward 

• Instagram: @GoldenArmAward 

• Facebook: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 

• YouTube: Golden Arm Award Channel 

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