BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's Zac Thomas is one of 20 quarterbacks named a finalist for the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which narrowed its list Tuesday after beginning the season with 49 candidates.
Presented by A.O. Smith, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback.
Thomas has completed 71.9 percent of his passes this season for 802 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. The Mountaineers have won their last 15 games with him as the team's primary quarterback, and he's moved forward from a redshirt sophomore season in which he was named the Sun Belt Conference's Offensive Player of the Year.