NEW ORLEANS (October 30, 2023) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its "Stars of the Week." College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 9 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
 
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The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. Since the Manning Award started recognizing Stars of the Week in 2011, 515 different quarterbacks from 133 schools have been recognized. Sixty players were honored during the 2022 season while 51 quarterbacks have been recognized so far this year.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Carson Beck, Georgia (19-of-28, 315 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 87.8)
Beck leads the undefeated Bulldogs to scores on their first four drives as they jump all over Florida for a key 43-20 SEC victory.
 
Noah Fifita, Arizona (25-of-32, 275 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 76.2)
Fifita connects on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats to a 27-24 Pac-12 victory over No. 11 Oregon State, giving Arizona consecutive wins over ranked foes for the first time since 2014.
 
Frank Harris, UTSA (20-of-32, 395 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 77.6)
Harris leads the Roadrunners to 17 straight second-quarter points, including a school-record 84-yard touchdown hook-up, as UTSA tops East Carolina, 41-27, for its 12th straight conference victory.
 
Seth Henigan, Memphis (22-of-28, 330 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, QBR: 68.7)
Henigan engineers a five-play, 75-yard drive over 35 seconds, capping it by connecting on a 36-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds to go, to lift the Tigers to a thrilling 45-42 AAC road victory over North Texas.
 
Haynes King, Georgia Tech (23-of-30, 287 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 95.4)
King, who also runs for 90 yards, tallies his third 4-TD performance of the year capped by a five-yard TD pass with 4:28 remaining to lift the Yellow Jackets to a 46-42 ACC upset of No. 17 North Carolina.
 
Bo Nix, Oregon (24-of-31, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 95.2)
Nix, who also runs for a touchdown, completes 14 of his first 15 passes as he leads the Ducks to an impressive 35-6 Pac-12 win over No. 13 Utah, snapping the Utes 18-game home winning streak.
 
Preston Stone, SMU (15-of-20, 371 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 99.5)
Stone, who opens the game with a 74-yard touchdown delivery, puts up huge numbers, including a career-high for passing yards, while only playing for the first half as he leads the Mustangs to a 69-10 AAC blowout of Tulsa.
 
Jordan Travis, Florida State (22-of-35, 359 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 82.4)
Travis, who also opens the scoring with a 13-yard touchdown run, leads the Seminoles to 24 unanswered points in the second quarter as they roll to a 41-16 ACC road victory over Wake Forest.
 
While the Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List, additional quarterbacks are expected to be added to the Watch List later in the season. Ten finalists will be selected and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.


In its first 19 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 14 different schools and from four different conferences. The Southeastern Conference (Stetson Bennett, Bryce Young, Joe Burrow, Mac Jones, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) leads the way with eight Manning Award honorees, while the Big 12 Conference (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) has had five winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) has had four Manning Award winners. Alabama (Bryce Young and Jones), LSU (Burrow and Russell), Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield), and Texas (McCoy and Vince Young) have each produced a pair of Manning Award winners.

All the Manning Award winners follow in the footsteps of the Mannings themselves. In college, Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning combined for over 25,000 passing yards and 201 touchdowns while playing in 10 bowl games and earning four bowl MVP awards. Archie was the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, while both Peyton and Eli were selected No. 1 overall.