Georgia Tech's King on Unitas Golden Arm Top 25 List – Football – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE APARTMENTS – Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview HS) has been named one of the top 25 candidates for the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Golden Arm Educational Foundation announced Monday.

The Golden Arm Award, which honors college football's best quarterback, has reduced its original watch list of 63 preseason candidates to the current list of 25.

King had a spectacular first half of the 2024 season, completing 125 of 169 passes for 1,441 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception. He also rushed for 246 yards and four scores, giving him a total of 1,687 yards (281.2/gm) and 12 total touchdowns in six games.

With a .740 completion percentage, the King's Atlantic Coast Conference is ranked third in the nation and is on pace to break the Georgia Tech single-season record of .666 set by Joe Hamilton in 1999 when he finished second won the Heisman Trophy.

King also ranks among the nation's leaders in passing yards (20).^Th), pass efficiency (26^Th – 160.0), total offense (27^Th – 281.2 ypg), yards per pass attempt (29th^Th – 8.53) and completions per game (33).^approx – 20.83).

He is one of six ACC quarterbacks on the Golden Arm Award Top 25 list, tied with the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference for most conferences.

The winner of the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award will be presented on December 6 in Baltimore, Maryland.

King and the Yellow Jackets (4-2, 2-2 ACC) return to action Saturday at North Carolina (3-3, 0-2 ACC). Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the game will be broadcast nationally on The CW (Peachtree TV in Atlanta).

After Saturday's ACC game at UNC, the Yellow Jackets return home to face Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. A limited number of single-game tickets for the Georgia Tech-Notre Dame showdown are available and can be purchased by clicking HERE.

Georgia Tech Pregame – The ultimate tailgate will be available to fans seeking an all-inclusive tailgating experience before Tech vs. ND at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Pregame – The Ultimate Tailgate includes unlimited food and drinks for just $110 (non-alcoholic package) or $140 (alcoholic package) per person. For more information and to purchase The Ultimate Tailgate package online, click here HERE.

2024 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TICKETS

Single game tickets

Single-game tickets for Georgia Tech's two remaining home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2024 – Nov. 9 vs. Miami (Florida) and Nov. 21 vs. NC State – as well as a limited number of single-game tickets for the Notre Dame game on October 19th at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium is now on offer and can be purchased by clicking on it HERE.

Full speed ahead

“Full Steam Ahead” is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech Athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball), and the O 'Keefe High School (the (honored home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance athletics at Georgia Tech through program-wide operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead Here you will find all the details and representations of the renovation projects as well as information about the options for making contributions online.

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