THE APARTMENTS – Georgia Tech junior quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview HS) added two more to his list of preseason accolades Thursday when he was named to the official nominees list for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, both awards honoring college football’s best quarterback.

King, who was already on the official preseason candidate lists for the 2024 Maxwell Award (National Player of the Year) and the Davey O’Brien Award (Quarterback) and finished fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year voting, totaled 3,729 yards on offense (2,842 passes, 737 carries) and 37 touchdowns (27 passes, 10 carries) in his first season as the Yellow Jackets’ starting quarterback in 2023.

He was one of only two players in the Power Five Conference with at least 2,800 passing yards, 700 rushing yards, 25 touchdown passes and 10 touchdown runs in 2023, joining Heisman Trophy winner and eventual No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft Jayden Daniels of LSU. He also became only the fourth player in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2000 to reach those highs in a single season, joining Clemson’s Deshawn Watson (2015), Louisville’s Lamar Jackson (2016 and 2017) and Virginia Tech’s Jerod Evans (2016).

King is one of seven Yellow Jackets on the waiting list for national awards this preseason. He is joined by RB Jamal Hayneswho is on the Maxwell Award watch list along with King, as well as on the watch lists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Doak Walker Award (running back) and the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player), OL Weston Franklin on the Outland Trophy Watch List (Inside Lineman), PK Aidan Birr on the Lou Groza Award Watch List (placekicker), WR Leo Blackburn and DL Sylvain Yondjouen on the Comeback Player of the Year Watchlist and DB Clayton Powell-Lee as a candidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service).

The winner of the Manning Award will be announced after the conclusion of the College Football Playoffs in January, while the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award will be recognized on December 6 in Baltimore.

Georgia Tech opens the 2024 season on August 24 against Florida State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

2024 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TICKETS

Season tickets

Season tickets for the 2024 Georgia Tech football season are on sale now and include prime seats for the Yellow Jackets’ six home games, including Atlantic Coast Conference showdowns against Duke, NC State and Miami (Florida) at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field and Tech’s highly anticipated matchup with Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Season ticket packages start at just $225. Click here HERE to become a season ticket holder today.

Mini plans with three games

Three-game mini-tickets to experience the exciting action of Georgia Tech football in 2024 are now on sale. Mini plans include a ticket to the Yellow Jackets’ highly anticipated Oct. 19 matchup against Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Sept. 14 Military Appreciation Day home game against VMI and the choice of the Oct. 5 ACC matchup against Duke or the Nov. 21 primetime ACC matchup against NC State. Click here HERE to purchase a mini plan with three games.

Single game tickets

Single-game tickets for Georgia Tech’s five home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2024 – Aug. 31 against Georgia State, Sept. 14 against VMI, Oct. 5 against Duke, Nov. 9 against Miami (Fla.) and Nov. 21 against NC State – as well as a limited number of single-game tickets for the Oct. 19 Notre Dame game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium are now on sale and can be purchased by clicking. HERE.

Georgia Tech finished the 2023 season 7-6 overall and 5-3 in ACC play (good enough for a tie for fourth place in the 14-team ACC) and earned its first bowl win in seven seasons with a 30-17 victory over UCF in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. The Yellow Jackets return 17 starters, including all-ACC award-winning DL Zeek BiggersOIL Joe FusileRB Jamal HaynesQB Haynes KingWR Eric Singleton, Jr. and orienteering Jordan Williams.

Alexander Tharpe Fund

The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech Athletics and provides scholarships, operational and facility support for Tech’s 400+ student-athletes. Be part of the development of Yellow Jackets as they succeed academically at the Institute and compete for championships at the highest level in collegiate sports by supporting the Annual Sports Scholarship Fundwhich directly provides scholarships to Georgia Tech student-athletes. For more information on supporting the Yellow Jackets, visit atfund.org.

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