NEW ORLEANS (November 11, 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, 565 different quarterbacks from 135 schools have been recognized. Sixty-six players were honored during the 2023 season and 64 quarterbacks have been recognized so far in 2024.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Jalon Daniels, Kansas (12-of-24, 353 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 95.5)
Daniels, who connected on an early 70-yard touchdown pass, adds a 24-yard scoring pass and runs for a 2-yard TD as he keyed the Jayhawks 45-36 Big 12 win over No. 17 Iowa State.
 
Quinn Ewers, Texas (19-of-27, 333 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.0)
Ewers, who saw less than three full quarters of action, delivered four first-half touchdown passes and finished with a career-best five TD deliveries as the Longhorns cruised to a 49-17 SEC victory over Florida.
 
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (23-of-34, 211 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 66.1)
Gabriel broke the NCAA record for total career touchdowns and now has 180 total as he led the Ducks to their 14th straight home victory, 39-18, over Maryland in Big Ten action.
 
Katin Houser, East Carolina (17-of-22, 395 total yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 99.7)
Houser, who became just the third player in school history with five passing touchdowns in back-to-back games, threw for a career-best 343 yards and accounted for a career-best six TDs (he also added a career-best 35-yard run) as the Pirates rolled to a season-high 581 yards of offense in a 49-14 AAC win over Florida Atlantic.
 
Skyler Locklear, UTEP (28-of-33, 357 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 81.2)
Locklear, who tallied career-bests in completions, passing yards (327) and passing touchdowns (4), delivered a pair of TD strikes in overtime to lead the Miners to a 43-35 CUSA victory over Kennesaw State.
 
Fernando Mendoza, California (40-of-56, 436 total yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 63.1)
Mendoza, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, set career-bests for completions, attempts, passing yards (385) and rushing yards (51) as he led the Golden Bears to their first ACC victory, a 46-36 decision over Wake Forest.
 
Jalen Milroe, Alabama (12-of-18, 294 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 99.3)
Milroe, who set the Alabama single-season record for rushing TDs by a quarterback, turned in a dominant performance as he ran for a career-best 185 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Crimson Tide to a 42-13 blowout of No. 15 LSU in an SEC road game.
 
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado (30-of-43, 307 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 78.0)
Sanders, who threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, collected three of his scores in the third quarter as the Buffaloes broke open a tight game to defeat Big 12 rival Texas Tech, 41-27, on the road.
 
The Manning Award selected 29 quarterbacks for its Watch List in the preseason and added an additional 14 quarterbacks 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.