BALTIMORE, Md. - The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® along with presenting sponsor A. O. Smith Corporation announced the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list which includes Temple reshirt-junior quarterback Anthony Russo. The award is presented annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback set to graduate with their class by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
The Doylestown, Pa., native took over the starting quarterback job in week three of the 2018 season leading Temple to its first win of the season, a 35-14 blowout at Maryland. He never looked back piloting the Owls to a 7-3 record in his 10 starts and a berth in the 2018 Independence Bowl.