Tebow Named Finalist For 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Senior quarterback Tim Tebow was named as one of the five finalists for the 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The annual competition to select the top senior college quarterback in the nation wasnarrowed from an original field of 22 down to five.
Named after the man whom many call the greatest quarterback ever to play football, the prestigious Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the nation’s top senior college quarterback by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and Transamerica.
The remaining candidates for the 2009 Golden Arm Award are:
· Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan), the only player in NCAA history with 11,000 career passing yards and 2,500 career rushing yards. LeFevour leads all current players with 138 career touchdowns (92 passing, 45 rushing, and one receiving).
· Thaddeus Lewis (Duke), who entered this season ranked fourth all-time at Duke in passing yards (6,735), pass completions (603), passing touchdowns (47), and total offense (6,609).
· Colt McCoy (Texas), the fifth-year quarterback who is 42-7 in 49 career starts. McCoy’s 42 victories are the most in UT history, bettering Vince Young’s previous record of 30 wins. Before last weekend’s win over Baylor, McCoy had completed 231 of 317 passes (72.9%) for 2,447 yards and a passer rating of 149.7.
· Zac Robinson (Oklahoma State), the NCAA’s fifth-ranked active career passer coming into this season, has passed for 1,922 yards and 15 TDs in 2009 for a QB rating of 142.55.
· Tim Tebow (FLORIDA), a dual threat as a passer and runner who rushed for his 53rd career touchdown in last weekend’s win over South Carolina, Tebow currently has a 154.0 QB rating, with 1,730 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The 2009 winner will be presented with the Golden Arm Award on Friday, Dec. 11 at the Tremont Grand Meeting & Banquet Facility in Downtown Baltimore. Joining the evening’s festivities will be a number of former Baltimore Colts teammates of Johnny Unitas, along with NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.

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