NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew II was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Wednesday.
Joining Minshew II as finalists are quarterbacks Will Grier (West Virginia), Kyler Murray (Oklahoma), Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) and linebacker Josh Allen (Kentucky).

Minshew II has thrown for an NCAA-best 4,477 yards while completing 70.6 percent of his pass attempts (433-for-613) and tossed 36 touchdowns against nine interceptions, and added three rushing scores.
In addition to leading the nation in passing yards, the senior transfer also ranks first in total offense per game (381.7), completions per game (36.0) and is fourth in touchdown passes (36). Against Arizona, Minshew II threw for 473 yards and a school-record and 2018 NCAA-best seven touchdown passes. He has topped the 300-yard passing mark in all 11 games and has eclipsed the 400-yard plateau six times.

The native of Brandon, Miss., has vaulted Washington State to a school-record-tying 10 wins (10-2) and a current ranking of No. 12 in the Associated Press Top-25.
The 2018 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, who is voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on Thursday, December 6 during the 6 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter.
 
The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's 52nd annual national awards banquet, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven, on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Yale University's Lanman Center.
 
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and continue the tradition of selecting an annual All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org.

Minshew II is also a finalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, given to the best college quarterback, and is the nation's oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.