Although Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has been out of action for the last two and a half games, he is still gaining national recognition. On Tuesday, Ewers advanced to the next stage of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, being named among the top 25. The award is presented to the best upperclassman quarterback on and off the field every year.
So far this season, Ewers has been stellar when he has been on the field. The Southlake native has completed 58 of his 79 passes for 691 yards. He has also added eight passing touchdowns to his resume. With him leading the offense, the Longhorns have been hard to stop.
While Ewers has made headlines with his arm, he has also been smart with the football. He has only thrown two interceptions and been sacked once. Entering the Longhorns matchup with Oklahoma on Saturday, he has a 175.2 quarterback rating.
Quinn Ewers has been named to the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25 🤘@QuinnEwers pic.twitter.com/K21BjCpvJm
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) October 8, 2024
If Ewers were to win the award, he would be the second player in program history to receive the honor. 2009, Colt McCoy won the ward after completing 332 passes for 3,521 yards and 27 passing touchdowns. Before straining his oblique against UTSA, Ewers was first in Heisman betting odds, according to BetMGM.
Over the next few months, Ewers will be a player to watch as the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award list is cut down. If Ewers can continue his stellar play earlier this season, he should continue to climb up the leaderboard and move closer to making history.