Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has Ole Miss QB in the running.

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00:00 Ole Miss QB named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist.

00:04 Hello, my name is Skylar Gerard of Fanation Negro Report and

00:07 here's your latest football news.

00:09 Now QB Jackson Dar is in line for a prestigious award called the Johnny Unitas

00:13 Golden Arm Award Preseason Watchlist, which is announced on Tuesday.

00:18 Dar is among 48 quarterbacks nationally who have earned the spot on the list.

00:22 People nominated for this award were selected based on career player

00:25 performance and expectations heading into the 2023 college football season.

00:30 The Johnny Unitas Award is presented annually to the nation's top senior or

00:34 upperclassmen quarterback set to graduate with their class.

00:37 Semi finalists, finalists and

00:39 award recipients are all selected by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection

00:43 Committee.

00:44 The 2023 winner will receive the Golden Arm Award trophy from Johnny Unitas Jr.

00:49 at the Golden Arm Award banquet on December 7th.

00:52 Dar put his name on the board during his strong 2022 season in his first year with

00:56 Ole Miss, where he started in 12 games and threw for 2,974 yards and 20 touchdowns.

01:03 Dar also proved to be an asset in the ground game,

01:05 recording 128 carries for 614 yards and one touchdown.

01:10 Dar is predicted to have an even better season than last year after he had a full

01:14 offseason work with Lane Kiffin.

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