NEW ORLEANS (November 9, 2023) – Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss has been voted as the week 10 Manning Award Quarterback of the Week. He earned the honor over seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week in the Allstate Sugar Bowl's online voting contest.

Dart completed 24-of-33 passes for 387 yards and threw two touchdowns in a 38-35 Southeastern Conference victory against Texas A&M. With 1:40 left to go, Dart directed a 9-play, 75-yard drive that was capped with the go-ahead touchdown. It was the fifth 300-yard game of the junior's Ole Miss career.

The Rebels are ranked No. 9 in the nation with an 8-1 overall record and a 5-1 mark in SEC play. The Utah native leads the Rebels into a critical showdown this Saturday at No. 1 Georgia. The game will be aired on ESPN and kickoff will be at 6 p.m. (CST)

Dart's closest competitors in this week's online voting were Jacob Zeno of UAB and Akron's Jeff Undercuffler Jr.  Zeno completed 29-of-35 passes for a school FBS record 484 yards in a 45-42 thriller over AAC rival Florida Atlantic. He connected on a 70-yard touchdown delivery with 4:20 to go then drove the Blazers into position for the game-winning field goal with three seconds remaining. Undercuffler led the Zips to 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, including his five-yard touchdown run with 26 seconds to go, to lift Akron to a 31-27 win over Kent State for its first MAC win of the year. He finished the game 23-of-39 for 298 yards and two passing TDs.

The Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List and then added 15 midseason additions to the Watch List on October 19th. Finalists will be named on November 30, 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.