Ewers is a third-year starter for the Longhorns
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is a top-10 finalist for the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, according to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation’s recent announcement. The honor “recognizes the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class,” Texas Athletics wrote in a news release earlier this week.
From Texas Athletics:
“The Southlake, Texas, product is a third-year player who has played in and started 28 games on the Forty Acres, leading UT to 21 wins in 28 starts. His 7,045 career passing yards rank sixth all-time in Texas history, while his 51 career touchdown passes sit sixth all-time. Entering the 2024 season, Ewers was selected to preseason watch lists for the Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award, Manning Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award along with being named preseason second-team All-SEC by the media and league’s coaches. During the season, Ewers has also hauled in a plethora of accolades including SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9), Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 9), Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9), Davey O’Brien Great 8 (Sept. 9), Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Sept. 10) and Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Sept. 10).”
Ewers began his NCAA journey as a true freshman at Ohio State after reclassifying and graduating from high school a year early.
Quinn Ewers legacy bounce back game. I can feel it in my plums pic.twitter.com/5KltCRDv6g
— Papa Kyle (@_not_papa_kyle) October 26, 2024