THE FLATS – Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.) has been named one of the top 25 candidates for the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Golden Arm Educational Foundation announced on Monday.
The Golden Arm Award, which honors college football’s top quarterback, pared down its original watch list of 63 preseason candidates to get to its current list of 25.
King has had a spectacular first half of the 2024 season, completing 125-of-169 passes for 1,441 yards and eight touchdowns, with just one interception. He has also rushed for 246 yards and four scores, giving him 1,687 total yards (281.2/gm) and 12 total touchdowns through six games.
King’s Atlantic Coast Conference-leading .740 completion percentage ranks third nationally and is on pace to shatter the Georgia Tech single-season record of .666 set by Joe Hamilton in 1999, when he was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
King also ranks among the nation’s leaders in passing yards (20th), passing efficiency (26th – 160.0), total offense (27th – 281.2 ypg), yards per pass attempt (29th – 8.53) and completions per game (33rd – 20.83).
He is one of six ACC quarterbacks on the Golden Arm Award’s top 25 list, which is tied with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference for most among all conferences.
The winner of the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award will be presented on Dec. 6 in Baltimore, Md.
King and the Yellow Jackets (4-2, 2-2 ACC) return to action on Saturday at North Carolina (3-3, 0-2 ACC). Kickoff is set for noon at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the game will be televised nationally on The CW (Peachtree TV in Atlanta).
Following Saturday’s ACC game at UNC, the Yellow Jackets return home to face nationally ranked Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A limited number of single-game tickets for Georgia Tech-Notre Dame showdown have been made available and can be purchased by clicking HERE.
Georgia Tech’s Pregame – The Ultimate Tailgate will be available for fans looking for an all-inclusive tailgating experience prior to Tech vs. ND at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Pregame – The Ultimate Tailgate includes unlimited food and beverages for just $110 (non-alcohol package) and $140 (alcohol package) per person. For more information and to purchase The Ultimate Tailgate package online, click HERE.
2024 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TICKETS
Single-Game Tickets
Single-game tickets for Georgia Tech’s two remaining home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2024 – Nov. 9 vs. Miami (Fla.) and Nov. 21 vs. NC State – and a limited number of single-game tickets for the Notre Dame game on Oct. 19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking HERE.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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