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Notre Dame Football: Wimbush Named To Unitas Watch List

By J.P. Scott

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 21: Brandon Wimbush #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs into the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium on October 21, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame won 49-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 21: Brandon Wimbush #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs into the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown in the third quarter of a game against the USC Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium on October 21, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame won 49-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame football quarterback Brandon Wimbush was named to the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List today.

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation Inc. announced its Watch List for the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Notre Dame football’s Brandon Wimbush made the prestigious list.

The award has been presented annually since 1987 to the nation’s top college quarterback. The candidates for the award must be college seniors or fourth-year juniors on schedule to graduate with their class.

Wimbush made the list on the back of his overall play as a college quarterback in 2017. He accounted for 2673 total yards and 30 total touchdowns for the Irish last season.

In addition to his play on the field, his progress in the classroom helped him land a spot on the list. The accounting major spent time studying abroad in Russia this year and has interned at KPMG and Accel.

Four quarterbacks who Notre Dame will face in 2018 also made the list. They are as follows:

  • Eric Dungey, Syracuse
  • Shea Patterson, Michigan
  • Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt
  • Clayton Thorson, Northwestern

Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn won the award in 2006.

Other notable winners include Peyton Manning (Tennessee, 1997); Carson Palmer (USC, 2002); Eli Manning (Ole Miss, 2003); Matt Ryan (Boston College, 2007); Colt McCoy (Texas, 2009); Andrew Luck (Stanford, 2011); Marcus Mariota (University of Oregon, 2014); Connor Cook (Michigan State, 2015); Deshaun Watson (Clemson, 2016) and the 2017 winner, Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State).

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The award will be presented on December 7 at the Embassy Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel & The Grand. Proceeds from the event help support the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, which provides assistance to underprivileged and deserving student-athletes throughout Maryland and Kentucky.

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