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JJohnstonTrib Joey JohnstonB.J. Daniels of #USF, EJ Manuel of #FSU, Aaron Murray of #Ga among 24 on watch list for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Luck won in 2011.
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Edit B.J. Daniels is 'ready to go'
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2010: Started 12 games ... left at halftime of the Miami game due to a leg injury and sat out the Connecticut game due to injury ... threw for 1,685 yards and 11 TDs on 143-of-245 passing (58.4%) ... also rushed for 259 yards and five TDs ... went 15-of-22 (68.2%) for 264 yards and two TDs, while adding a rushing TD against Stony Brook ... his 199.0 efficiency rating in that game ranks fifth on USF's single-game list ... became just the second QB since 1996 to rush for over 100 yards against Florida ... had one of the most efficient days of his career against FAU with a 73.7 completion percentage (14-of-19), 155 yards passing, a TD throw and a 159.6 rating ... went 13-of-16 (81.3%) for 286 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 35 yards and two TDs at Cincinnati ... his 272.7 rating against the Bearcats eclipsed the previous USF single-game record of 243.1... posted his fifth career game with a rush and pass TD against the Bearcats... threw for 149 yards and two TDs against Rutgers... completed 15 passes for 132 yards against Pittsburgh ... went 20-of-27 (74.1%) for 189 yards and two TDs, while adding a rushing TD in the Meineke Car Care Bowl victory over Clemson to earn game MVP honors.
2009: Named to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team by ESPN.com ... was named the program's Rookie of the Year along with defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul as well as the Offensive Playmaker of the Year and the Offensive MVP ... took over for BIG EAST record holder Matt Grothe midway through the Charleston Southern game ... went on to finish the season completing 122-of-227 passes (53.7%) for 1,983 yards and 14 TDs for a passer rating of 139.6 ... the 139.6 rating ranks second in USF's single-season list ... led team with 772 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns, with his rushing total standing as the fifth-best mark ever and the second-most by a QB ... averaged 6.9 yards per play in total offense ... finished the season with an average yards per pass of 16.3, the best mark in USF history ... accounted for 21 passes of 25 yards or more and eight runs of 25 yards or more ... is the only quarterback in USF history with four 100-yard rushing games in one season (Charleston Southern, Florida State, West Virginia and Louisville) ... is the only player in USF and BIG EAST history to rush for 100 yards and pass for 300 yards in a single game, which he accomplished against Louisville ... was the 28th player in FBS history to complete this feat ... had his best passing day of the season against the Cardinals with 304 yards, rushing for an additional season-high 141 ... outgained Louisville as a team, which had 313 yards on the day ... his 445 yards of total offense stands as the second-best single-game mark in USF history ... threw an 85-yard touchdown pass to Carlton Mitchell at Syracuse, the second-longest pass in USF history ... had three passing touchdowns against West Virginia ... also had three rushing thouchdowns against UConn.
2008: Worked as the third-string quarterback ... flashed potential while completing 4-4 passes and accumulating 96 passing yards in the season opener against UT Martin ... also was under center for one series against NC State when he gained 10 rushing yards on two carries ... injury kept him out of action after the NC State game ... Two-sport athlete joined the USF basketball team in December and did not travel to the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.
Born on October 24, 1989 ... full name is Bruce Edward Daniels ... son of Bruce and Rhonda Daniels ... has two sisters: Laurel and Eleana ... cousin, Ramon Lester, played defensive line at Auburn ... uncle, Paul, played basketball at Auburn with Charles Barkley ... majoring in criminology.
Legend:
- Early Enrollee
- Walk-On
- Gray Shirt
- Video Highlights
- Medical Redshirt
- Primary
- Secondary
- Keeper
- Primary (Inactive)
- Secondary (Inactive)
- Keeper (Inactive)
