• Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
  • Consider registering! Fewer and higher quality ads, no emails you don't want, access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Even if you just want to lurk, there are a lot of good reasons to register!

QB CJ Stroud (All B1G, 2022 B1G QB of the Year, All-American, NFL OROY, Houston Texans)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes
C.J. STROUD NAMED A SEMIFINALIST FOR DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD AND FINALIST FOR JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD, CADE STOVER A SEMIFINALIST FOR JOHN MACKEY AWARD

The postseason awards could pile up quickly for Ohio State this year.

C.J. Stroud and Marvin Harrison Jr. are semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, Tommy Eichenberg is a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Butkus Awards, Paris Johnson Jr. is a semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award, Lathan Ransom is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, Emeka Egbuka is a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award and Jim Knowles is a nominee for the Broyles Award.

Add to that a few more nominations for Ohio State players made on Tuesday – Stroud for the Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards and Cade Stover for the John Mackey Award.

Stroud is one of 22 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the best quarterback in college football. He was one of three finalists for the accolade last season but fell short of Alabama's Bryce Young, who also took home the Heisman Trophy in 2021. This year, he returns on the shortlist with Young, Tennessee's Hendon Hooker and USC's Caleb Williams, among others.

As for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Stroud is one of five finalists for the honor, along with Hooker, Georgia's Stetson Bennett, TCU's Max Duggan and Oregon's Bo Nix. The candidates were selected by a committee, prominent journalists, commentators, announcers and former players. The award is given annually to the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-johnny-unitas-golden-arm-award-cade-stover-a
 
Upvote 0
In the context of the two man Heisman race and heading into The Game, let's keep this in mind (as ESPN and company try to twist numbers):

Rate stats among QB's:
TD %: Stroud 1st, Williams 9th
Yards per attempt: Stroud 1st, Williams 12th
QBR: Stroud 1st, Williams 9th
Completion %: Stroud 26th, Williams 43rd

Counting stats:
Pass Attempts: Williams 16th (385), Stroud 61st (307)
Pass Completions: Williams 18th (250), Stroud 46th (204)
Pass Yards: Williams 6th (3,480), Stroud 19th (2,991)
TD's: Stroud 1st (35), Williams 4th (33)

Based on opponent yards per attempt Stroud will be facing the #2 pass defense in the country this weekend. Williams the 20th.

It should be Stroud's to lose but never underestimate the stupidity of the sports media. They are just the kind of people who put more weight into counting stats when one guy has thrown ~80 more passes than another guy (that is about 3 games worth to keep it in perspective).
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top