NEW ORLEANS (November 4, 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, 563 different quarterbacks from 135 schools have been recognized. Sixty-six players were honored during the 2023 season and 61 quarterbacks have been recognized so far in 2024.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Kaden Anderson, Wyoming (20-of-29, 341 total yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 77.4)
Anderson, who made his first career start and recorded the most passing yards (342) at Wyoming since 2015, connected on a 27-yard touchdown pass with under five minutes remaining to lift the Cowboys to a 49-45 victory over New Mexico in a MW road game.
 
Zeon Chriss, Houston (11-of-11, 178 total yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 72.7)
With Houston trailing 19-10 entering the fourth quarter, Chriss, who became the first Houston quarterback to complete all of his passes in a game (min. 10), threw a one-yard touchdown pass and then rushed for a 41-yard score with 2:31 to go to lead the Cougars to a 24-19 upset of No. 17 K-State in Big 12 action.
 
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (25-of-31, 562 total yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 98.2)
Dart, who threw for 321 yards and four touchdowns in the first half alone, set school records for single-game passing yards (515) and passing TDs (6) as he led the Rebels to a dominant 63-31 SEC win over Arkansas on the road.
 
Keyone Jenkins, FIU (18-of-27, 365 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 83.2)
Jenkins, who matches the school record with four touchdown passes, connects on three long TD passes (62, 52, and 51 yards) as he helps the Panthers snap a three-game losing streak with a 34-13 CUSA win over New Mexico State.
 
Jalen Kitna, UAB (25-of-32, 419 total yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 92.5)
Kitna, who notched a career high for passing yards (404), matched the school record with six touchdown passes as he led the Blazers to their first AAC win of the year, 59-21 over Tulsa.
 
Maddux Madsen, Boise State (24-of-32, 332 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 98.0)
Madsen, who set career-bests for completions, passing yards (307) and passing touchdowns (4), led the Broncos to a 56-24 MW victory over San Diego State for their sixth straight win.
 
LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina (13-of-27, 350 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 86.5)
Sellers, a freshman playing just his fourth full game, recorded career-highs of 244 passing yards and 106 rushing yards as he directed the Gamecocks to 27 unanswered points to close the game in a 44-20 upset of No. 10 Texas A&M.
 
Cam Ward, Miami, Fla. (25-of-41, 401 total yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 94.2)
Ward, who matched the school record for single-season touchdown passes (29), connected on a pair of long TDs (49 yards, 66 yards) in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game as the Hurricanes defeated Duke, 53-31, in ACC action.
 
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.