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Penn State QB Trace McSorley selected as Unitas Award Finalist

Penn State's Trace McSorley (9) during second quarter action of the Nittany Lions game with Ohio State. No. 6 Ohio State rallied from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 2 Penn State, 39-38 in Big Ten football action Saturday afternoon in Ohio Stadium. Photo by Mark Selders

UNIVERSITY PARK – Junior quarterback Trace McSorley (Ashburn, Va.) is among the 10 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented to the nation’s top quarterback based on his accomplishments on and off the field.

The Golden Arm Award is presented at the end of each football season and the winner is selected based on his accomplishments both on and off the field. Candidates must be a college senior or fourth-year junior on schedule to graduate with their class. The Golden Arm Award is named in honor of Johnny Unitas, who was an 18-year veteran of the NFL and played his collegiate career at the University of Louisville before joining the Baltimore Colts in 1958. His career passing figures include 2,830 pass completions for 40,239 yards, 290 touchdowns and throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games.

McSorley is second in the Big Ten and in the top-20 in FBS in completion percentage (65.9; 13th in FBS), total offense (296.8; 19th) and points responsible for per game (18.0; 11th). He is also third in the conference in passing touchdowns (16) and passing yards per game (258.9). McSorley is also dangerous on the ground, ranking third in the Big Ten with eight rushing touchdowns. He is the first quarterback in program history to having both a rushing and passing touchdown in four consecutive games. McSorley has thrown for a touchdown in 23 consecutive games, which is a school record and the second-longest “Overall, I think we played well. We had a heck of a battle with them. The biggest thing that hurts us is we don’t play on turf. We played these guys earlier on the grass at our place. We beat them 1-0. We’re not used to the turf. They’re fast on the turf. That’s the biggest thing,” Martz added.

SCORE BY HALVES

Hollidaysburg 2 3 — 5

Bellefonte 2 0 — 2

First half: H–Pielmeier (penalty kick), 34:01; Daily (Pielmeier), 32:14; B–Catchmark (unassisted), 28:37; B–Nyquist (penalty kick), 2:43.

Second half: H–Pielmeier (unassisted), 19:37; H–Scordo (Hollingshead), 16:07; H–Daily (unassisted), 10:47.

Records: Hollidaysburg (12-8); Bellefonte (13-6).

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