ASU's Edwards stands alone among college QBs
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:59 am
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Armanti Edwards has won two national championships and the Walter Payton Award as the best player at his level.
He holds numerous school and Southern Conference records. He'll always be remembered for leading Appalachian State to that monumental win over Michigan two years ago.
Saturday, he added another milestone to his incredible career, accomplishing something that no other quarterback has done at the NCAA Division I level — FCS, FBS, I-AA or whatever the heck you want to call it.
When Edwards completed a 14-yard pass to CoCo Hillary in the second quarter of Saturday's game against Furman, he became the first player in Division I history to pass for 9,000 yards and run for 4,000 yards in a career.
Of all the great college quarterbacks, from John Elway to Dan Marino, none have put up the kind of numbers that the soft-spoken kid from Greenwood, S.C. has.
That sounded nice to Edwards when told after the game, but the guy seemed more impressed with the Mountaineers' 52-27 win.
“When we move the football, put points on the board, it's hard to beat us,” said Edwards, who ran for four touchdowns and threw for two others as he totaled 461 yards before leaving the game after the third quarter.
“That's all we're looking for, just the win.”
Edwards is a player who is showing he has the arm strength to play in the NFL, especially with how the Wildcat formation is being used.
“The guy has absolutely turned into one of the most unbelievable passers that I've ever seen in this league,” said Furman coach Bobby Lamb. “We've played against some great dual-threat quarterbacks, but I don't think we've ever played against any one who can do what he does and put the ball right on the nose. We had kids covered several times to where it would take a great throw to make the play, and he did it every time.”
App State's Jerry Moore is impressed by Edwards's skills but something else leaps out at the veteran coach.
“He's just an incredible person and I said that before I said player,” Moore said. “To accomplish all of the things he has accomplished and to stay at the level of keel he's stayed at…”
Moore went on to another topic, but we get it. The kid is some kind of special.
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He holds numerous school and Southern Conference records. He'll always be remembered for leading Appalachian State to that monumental win over Michigan two years ago.
Saturday, he added another milestone to his incredible career, accomplishing something that no other quarterback has done at the NCAA Division I level — FCS, FBS, I-AA or whatever the heck you want to call it.
When Edwards completed a 14-yard pass to CoCo Hillary in the second quarter of Saturday's game against Furman, he became the first player in Division I history to pass for 9,000 yards and run for 4,000 yards in a career.
Of all the great college quarterbacks, from John Elway to Dan Marino, none have put up the kind of numbers that the soft-spoken kid from Greenwood, S.C. has.
That sounded nice to Edwards when told after the game, but the guy seemed more impressed with the Mountaineers' 52-27 win.
“When we move the football, put points on the board, it's hard to beat us,” said Edwards, who ran for four touchdowns and threw for two others as he totaled 461 yards before leaving the game after the third quarter.
“That's all we're looking for, just the win.”
Edwards is a player who is showing he has the arm strength to play in the NFL, especially with how the Wildcat formation is being used.
“The guy has absolutely turned into one of the most unbelievable passers that I've ever seen in this league,” said Furman coach Bobby Lamb. “We've played against some great dual-threat quarterbacks, but I don't think we've ever played against any one who can do what he does and put the ball right on the nose. We had kids covered several times to where it would take a great throw to make the play, and he did it every time.”
App State's Jerry Moore is impressed by Edwards's skills but something else leaps out at the veteran coach.
“He's just an incredible person and I said that before I said player,” Moore said. “To accomplish all of the things he has accomplished and to stay at the level of keel he's stayed at…”
Moore went on to another topic, but we get it. The kid is some kind of special.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20 ... 002/sports
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