FORT WORTH, Texas – Sam Howell has been named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award for the second year in a row.
Howell, the record-setting junior signal caller from Indian Trail, N.C., is enjoying a third successive standout season for the Tar Heels. Howell ranks sixth nationally averaging 345.1 yards of total offense per game and has accounted for 28 total touchdowns. He is 169 of 268 for 2,408 passing yards with 20 touchdown passes and has rushed for 698 yards and eight touchdowns.
Howell's 698 rushing yards rank second nationally among quarterbacks, trailing only Liberty's Malik Willis (755).