NEW ORLEANS (October 21, 2024) – 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. After voting closes on Wednesday at 9 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
 
Voting opens at 11 a.m.
 
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, 553 different quarterbacks from 134 schools have been recognized. Sixty-six players were honored during the 2023 season and 39 quarterbacks have been recognized so far in 2024.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Bryson Daily, Army (7-of-10, 319 total yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.0)
Daily, who set the school-record for single-season rushing touchdowns (19), ran for a career-best five scores and 171 yards as he led the Black Nights to a 45-28 AAC victory over East Carolina.
 
Billy Edwards Jr., Maryland (39-of-50, 373 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 68.9)
Edwards, who connected on a career-best 373 yards, capped his big day with a 3-yard touchdown run with 53 seconds to go to lead the Terrapins all the way back from a 14-point deficit in a 29-28 Big Ten win over USC.
 
Ethan Garbers, UCLA (32-of-38, 431 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 96.6)
Garbers, who registered career-bests in passing yards (383) and passing touchdowns (4) while also adding a 49-yard TD run, helped the Bruins snap a five-game losing streak as they earned their first Big Ten win, 35-32, on the road at Rutgers.
 
Jake Retzlaff, BYU (13-of-26, 299 total yards, 3 TDs, 2 INT, QBR: 76.2)
Retzlaff turned in a sensational final drive, directing the Cougars 75 yards on eight plays, including a first-down pass on fourth-and-7 and running for a 27-yard gain to set up his 35-yard game-winning touchdown pass with 10 seconds left in a 38-35 Big 12 win over Oklahoma State.
 
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor (21-of-32, 274 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 78.6)
Robertson, playing in his hometown of Lubbock, became the first Bear since 2015 to throw for five touchdowns as the Bears ended an eight-game Big 12 losing streak with a 59-35 victory over Texas Tech.
 
Cole Snyder, Eastern Michigan (17-of-38, 348 total yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 28.1)
Snyder helps the Eagles erase an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit by connecting on touchdowns of 49 and 30 yards and then running for the go-ahead score with 1:42 to go in a thrilling 38-34 MAC victory over Central Michigan.
 
Cam Ward, Miami (21-of-32, 348 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 93.3)
Ward, who became the first Miami quarterback to throw for 300 yards with three or more touchdowns in the first seven games of the year, helped the Hurricanes escape Louisville in a 52-45 ACC road victory.
 
Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana (27-of-36, 375 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 85.7)
Wooldridge, who recorded his career-best with 373 passing yards, threw for three touchdowns, including a scrambling 59-yard delivery on third-and-13 with 2:34 to go, as the Ragin' Cajuns went on the road and defeated Coastal Carolina, 34-24, in Sun Belt play.
 
While the Manning Award selected 29 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List, additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List on October 24. Finalists will be selected in early December and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.

In its first 20 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 (Jayden Daniels, Stetson Bennett, Bryce Young, Joe Burrow, Mac Jones, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) leads the way with nine 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. LSU (Daniels, Burrow, and Russell) now leads the way with three honorees, while Alabama (Bryce Young and Jones), 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.