Joe Burrow On 2019 Johnny Unitas List

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Burrow Named Golden Arm Award Candidate

August 19, 2019, 04:45 PM (CT)Updated: August 19, 2019, 04:47 PM (CT)

 

Michael Bonnette (@LSUBonnette)
Assoc. Athletic Director/Communications

 

BATON ROUGE – LSU’s Joe Burrow picked up another preseason accolade as he’s been selected as a candidate for the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the organization announced on Monday.
 
Burrow has previously been named as preseason candidate for the Davey O’Brien Award as well as the Maxwell Award.
 
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback in college football.
 
Burrow, a senior from The Plains, Ohio, enters his second season as LSU’s starting quarterback after leading the Tigers to a 10-3 mark a year ago. LSU capped the year with a win over previously undefeated UCF in the Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation.
 
Burrow was named the most outstanding offensive player in the Fiesta Bowl after throwing for 394 yards and tying a LSU Bowl Record with four passing touchdowns.
 
Burrow set or tied five school records last year in what was his first season with the Tigers and he became the only player in school history to throw for at least 2,800 yards and rush for at least 350 yards in a season. Burrow finished the year with 2,894 passing yards and 399 yards on the ground. He accounted for 23 total touchdowns and tied the school mark for rushing TDs by a quarterback with seven.
 
Burrow, who was selected to the 2018 Academic Honor Roll, was twice named SEC Offensive Player of the Week last year, the first for leading the Tigers to the comeback win over Auburn and the second for his performance against Ole Piss when he passed for 292 yards and three TDs and added another 96 rushing yards.
 

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He was also named to the Manning Award watch list.