MSU senior quarterback Connor Cook has been regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the country all season long. Tuesday afternoon that talk was validated with some hardware.
Cook's play this season has earned him the 2015 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually since 1987 to the nation’s top college quarterback.
Candidates for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award must be college seniors or fourth-year juniors on schedule to graduate with their class.
Aside from their on-field accomplishments, candidates are also judged on their character, citizenship, scholarship achievement and leadership qualities.
The other finalists for the award included TCU’s Trevone Boykin, USC’s Cody Kessler, Memphis’ Paxton Lynch and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott.