NEW ORLEANS (September 5, 2024) – Fans have selected Owen McCown of UTSA as the 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 fan voting contest. 
 
McCown, making his second start at UTSA, completed 28-of-38 passes for 340 total yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added a 5-yard rushing touchdown as he led the Roadrunners to a 28-16 win over Kennesaw State.
 
The Rusk, Texas, native connected with 10 different pass-catchers and directed three first-half scoring drives to finish with career-highs for completions and passing yards.
 
The Roadrunners will hit the road to face Texas State on Saturday, Sept. 7, in San Marcos. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
 
The other Manning Award Stars of the Week were Drew Allar (Penn State), Carson Beck (Georgia), Josh Hoover (TCU), Kyle McCord (Syracuse), Chandler Morris (North Texas), Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt), and Cam Ward (Miami).
 
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.