BJ Daniels Of South Florida, Ryan Nassib Of Syracuse On Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List

By Mark Ennis@MarkEnnis Aug 7, 2012, 11:40am EDT

CINCINNATI - OCTOBER 30: Ryan Nassib #12 of the Syracuse Orange throws a pass during the Big East Conference game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium on October 30 2010 in Cincinnati Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Training camps are officially open across the Big East, and we're less than a month from the season kicking off in earnest. That doesn't mean we can't get one more award watch list in under the gun. The Johnny Unitas Gold Arm Award, given annually to honor the nation's best senior quarterback, released its watch list and the watch list contains two Big East quarterbacks.

South Florida's BJ Daniels and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib appear on the list. Big things have been expected of Daniels for what seems like an eternity. We'll see if he can finally put it all together as a senior. It's nice for Nassib to get some recognition for being a very good quarterback on a team that struggled mightily in the second half of last season. For either team to have a successful season, they'll need big years from their quarterbacks.

You can view the entire list after the jump.

• Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State

• Matt Barkley, USC

• Tajh Boyd, Clemson

• Alex Carder, Western Michigan

• Derek Carr, Fresno State

• B.J. Daniels, South Florida

• Seth Doege, Texas Tech

• Nick Florence, Baylor

• Mike Glennon, NC State

• Landry Jones, Oklahoma

• Collin Klein, Kansas State