NEW ORLEANS (October 7, 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, 546 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 (5-of-5, 250 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 99.2)
Daily, who ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns while passing for 140 yards and two more scores, leads the undefeated Black Knights to a 49-7 AAC road win over Tulsa as they reach 5-0 for the first time since 1996.
 
Eli Holstein, Pittsburgh (25-of-42, 457 total yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 68.6)
Holstein, who is the first Pitt quarterback to win his first five starts since Dan Marino in 1979, connected on three touchdown passes for the fifth straight game while setting a career-best for passing yards (381) in a 34-24 ACC road win over North Carolina.
 
Will Howard, Ohio State (21-of-25, 237 total yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 84.3)
Howard, who connected on a 54-yard pass to open the second half, led the Buckeyes to three third-quarter touchdowns as they broke open a tight game against the tough Iowa defense in a 35-7 Big Ten victory over the Hawkeyes.
 
Tyler Huff, Jacksonville State (16-of-25, 369 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 86.4)
Huff, who ran for a career-best 176 yards and three touchdowns, led the Gamecocks to scores on all five of their second-half possessions as they broke open a tight game in a 63-24 CUSA road win over Kennesaw State.
 
Kevin Jennings, SMU (21-of-27, 394 total yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, QBR: 95.8)
Jennings, who turned in season-bests in completions, attempts and passing yards (281), also rushed for a career-best 113 yards on 10 carries as he led the Mustangs to a 34-27 road win over No. 22 Louisville.
 
Kyle McCord, Syracuse (40-of-63, 377 total yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 84.3)
McCord, who tallied his fifth straight 300-yard game to open the season, directed an 11-play, 75-yard drive capped by a six-yard TD pass with 23 seconds left to force overtime as the Orange defeated UNLV, 44-41, on the road.
 
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (16-of-20, 308 total yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 95.9)
Pavia turned in a near-flawless performance as he keyed the Commodore offense in a shocking 40-25 victory over No. 1 Alabama – Vanderbilt's first-ever victory over a top-5 ranked team (after 60 straight losses) and its first victory over the Tide in 40 years.
 
Cam Ward, Miami (35-of-53, 452 total yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 81.7)
Ward, who threw for a season-best 437 yards, had a huge fourth quarter with a rushing touchdown and a pair of passing TDs, including the game-winning pass with 26 seconds to go as the Hurricanes erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit in a wild 39-38 ACC road win over Cal.
 
While the Manning Award selected 29 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List, additional quarterbacks are expected to be added to the Watch List later in the season. 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.