Cowboy signal-caller in the mix for top quarterback recognition
Zac Robinson
July 17, 2009
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson is one of 21 quarterbacks in the nation nominated for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
Entering his senior year and his third year as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, Robinson is already OSU's all-time leader in total offense and is in position to leave OSU as the school's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdown passes as well.
With Robinson starting at quarterback, Oklahoma State has appeared in bowl games each of the last two years and should the Cowboys play in a bowl game again this season, he would be the first quarterback in OSU history to lead his team to bowl games in three consecutive seasons.
Robinson was one of 15 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award given to the nation's top player last season. Additionally, he was a finalist for the Manning Award and the Davey O'Brien Award, both of which are given to the nation's top quarterback.
He led the Cowboys to a 9-4 record and a trip to the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl by completing 204-of-314 passes for 3,064 yards and 25 touchdowns. One of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks, he added 562 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns a well.
Robinson is the nation's fifth-ranked career active passer with a 155.3 quarterback rating and set a school record last year by completing 65 percent of his passes.
Last year's Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award was won by Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Nominees
Jarrett Brown, West Virginia
Daryll Clark, Penn State
Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State
Max Hall, BYU
Tim Hiller, Western Michigan
Mike Kafka, Northwestern
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Thaddeus Lewis, Duke
Corey Leonard, Arkansas State
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Patrick Pinkney, East Carolina
Todd Reesing, Kansas Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
Riley Skinner, Wake Forest
Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic
Tim Tebow, Florida
Chris Turner, Maryland
Joe Webb, UAB
Juice Williams, Illinois
