Tag: NCAA FB

Mac Jones named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones was one of 48 players named to the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List.

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones was one of 48 players named to the 2020 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List.

Jones has several goals for this season: Prove he’s more than capable of being a winning starting quarterback, help his team return to the College Football Playoff, and help his teammates shine this season.

Mac Jones, who finished the season 3-1 as a starter. 

In his first career start against Arkansas for an injured Tagovailoa (ankle), Jones went 18-22 for 235 yards and 3 TDs.

Against Western Carolina, Jones played the first half, going 10-12 for 275 yards and 3 TDs.

His last start of the regular season was against Auburn. Although the Tide lost, Jones emerged as even more of a leader. Even after throwing two costly interceptions, Jones regained his composure and finished with 335 yards passing, 4 TDs and 2 INTs.

And against Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, Jones showed up and showed out. He completed 16 of 25 passes for 327 yards and 3 TDs against 15th-ranked Michigan.

By end of the season, Jones had a quarterback rating (186.8) that ranks as the highest of any returning signal-caller (minimum four starts) in the SEC for 2020, which is amazing considering his only four starts were this past season.

Jones also finished the season with 1,503 yards passing, 14 TDs and 3 INTs.

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Big Ten cancels fall football, what it means for the SEC

What does the news of the Big 10 canceling the fall football season mean for the SEC?

On Tuesday, the Big Ten made the announcement that they were postponing their football season.

Morton Schapiro, the Chair of the Big Ten Council of Presidents, had this to say about the postponement:

“Our primary responsibility is to make the best possible decisions in the interest of our students, faculty and staff.”

Big Ten’s commissioner Kevin Warren then shared that:

“The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward. As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.

We know how significant the student-athlete experience can be in shaping the future of the talented young women and men who compete in the Big Ten Conference. Although that knowledge made this a painstaking decision, it did not make it difficult. While I know our decision today will be disappointing in many ways for our thousands of student-athletes and their families, I am heartened and inspired by their resilience, their insightful and discerning thoughts, and their participation through our conversations to this point. Everyone associated with the Big Ten Conference and its member institutions is committed to getting everyone back to competition as soon as it is safe to do so.”

This comes a day after reports surfaced on Monday that PAC 12 and Big 10 are cancelling, and the SEC is still looking to play, as well as looking for the ACC or Big 12 to join them.

So what does this news mean for the SEC?

Maybe nothing, but maybe something.

At this point, it might just the SEC and one or two more conferences, or it might just be the SEC. Either way, the SEC appears to be doing whatever they can to play this fall.

SEC fans are hoping that Greg Sankey, the SEC commissioner will do whatever he cans to keep the hopes of a fall season alive.

Earlier on Tuesday, joined the “Dan Patrick Show” to discuss the current state of college football and how that is affecting the SEC.

Let’s just, the SEC isn’t giving up as quickly as the Big 10.

There’s a lot of unknowns still needing to be answered, but at least we know there’s one conference still fighting to games to be played this fall: the SEC.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date with the very latest!

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