{"id":67460,"date":"2024-11-02T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=67460"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:22:58","slug":"67460-acc-quarterbacks-on-the-unitas-finalist-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/11\/02\/67460-acc-quarterbacks-on-the-unitas-finalist-list\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Quarterbacks on the Unitas Finalist List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm committee has narrowed its finalist list to 10 names. Two of them are ACC quarterbacks. The annual award recognizes the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class. Candidates are chosen based on the player\u2019s performance on-and-off the field.<\/p>\n

The two ACC quarterbacks who have made the cut are Cade Klubnik of Clemson and Cam Ward of Miami.<\/p>\n

The Resumes<\/h3>\n

Klubnik<\/a> has taken a massive step forward in his junior season. The Tigers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 27 points per game as they ride a six-game winning streak. Klubnik has completed 66.7% of his passes this season. He has thrown for 1,836 yards with 20 touchdowns against just three interceptions.\u00a0 Klubnik has the fifth-best QBR in the country at 87.4. He also has four rushing touchdowns to go with his 227 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n

Ward<\/a> was one of the most sought-after quarterbacks from the transfer portal after leaving Washington State. He landed at Miami, and the Hurricanes are now 8-0 going into Saturday\u2019s home game against Duke.<\/p>\n

Miami\u2019s offense is ranked number one in the country in scoring offense at 46.8 points per game. Ward has also led the Canes to the top total offense in the country with 560.8 yards per game. Individually, Ward has 24 passing touchdowns and just under 2,800 yards. He himself is averaging 366.5 yards of offense per game.<\/p>\n

The Rest<\/h3>\n

The rest of the list for the 10 finalists looks like this:<\/p>\n

Drew Allar, Penn State<\/p>\n

Carson Beck, Georgia<\/p>\n

Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss<\/p>\n

Quinn Ewers, Texas<\/p>\n

Dillon Gabriel, Oregon<\/p>\n

Will Howard, Ohio State<\/p>\n

Kurtis Rourke, Indiana<\/p>\n

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that Allar and Howard will be squaring off against each other this weekend as Ohio State plays at undefeated Penn State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jayden Daniels of LSU was last year’s winner.<\/p>\n

The Specifics<\/h3>\n

The selection committee for the award is made up of a group of college football journalists, commentators, announcers, and former players.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s award winner will be presented the Golden Arm Award trophy at the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, December 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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