Click here for the official winner's release.Barkley joins previous winners like Tim Tebow and Alabama OL Barrett Jones. The award is named after former Florida Heisman winner Danny Wuerrfel.
"I did not expect this," said Barkley, who was informed today in New York. "This is quite an honor. I've seen the list of past winners and there are some phenomenal guys there. To be mentioned in the same breath with those guys, that's awesome."
Barkley ticks all three boxes required to win the Wuerffel. He is the Pac-12 all-time and single season touchdown pass record holder, an all-conference and national scholar-athlete honoree as well as a leader in the community at home and abroad, including leading humanitarian trips to Africa and Haiti during his time at Troy.
"Not only is Matt a phenomenal quarterback, he's also an exceptional person," said Wuerffel. "From the things he's done off the field to the way that he's given of himself completely, he deserves every honor that comes his way. I'm proud to welcome him and he will be a fine member of the Wuerffel Trophy family."
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(Photos by John McGillen and Lindsay Crouch)
