NEW ORLEANS (October 20, 2025) – 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. When 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 will be live at 11 a.m. Central.
 
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, 595 different quarterbacks from 138 schools have been recognized. Forty-nine players have been honored so far in 2025.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Bryson Barnes, Utah State (22-of-31, 380 total yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 62.4)
Barnes, who passed for a career-high 326 yards and a touchdown while running for 54 more yards and a score, directed the Aggies to two fourth-quarter field goals as they came from behind to defeat San Jose State, 30-25, in Mountain West action.
 
Alonza Barnett III, James Madison (17-of-25, 448 total yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 96.3)
Barnett, who passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns while running for 153 yards and four scores, ran for three of his TDs in the second half as the Dukes broke open a tight game for a 63-27 Sun Belt win over Old Dominion.
 
Ryder Burton, UAB (20-of-27, 257 total yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 94.2)
Burton, who entered the day with one career pass attempt, capped an exceptional performance with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 4:06 to go to lead the Blazers to a 31-24 upset of previously undefeated and 22nd-ranked Memphis in American action.
 
Joe Fagnano, Connecticut (23-of-31, 387 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.4)
Fagnano, who passed for a season-high 362 yards and four touchdowns, led the Huskies to a 38-23 win over Boston College for their first road win over a power conference opponent since 2012.
 
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State (28-of-47, 322 total yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, QBR: 70.6)
Leavitt, who returned from injury to pass for a career-best 319 yards, directed a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with the winning touchdown with 34 seconds to go as the Sun Devils upended No. 7 Texas Tech, 26-22, in a key Big 12 battle.
 
Miller Moss, Louisville (23-of-37, 248 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 72.5)
Moss, who ran for a short touchdown and connected on a 35-yard scoring pass in the first quarter, added a 36-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter to lead the Cardinals to their first road victory over a Top 10 opponent in program history as they took down No. 2 Miami, 24-21, in a key ACC match-up.
 
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (14-of-22, 246 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 93.1)
Pavia, who passed for 160 yards and a touchdown while running for a game-high 86 yards and two more scores, led the Commodores to a 31-24 win over No. 10 LSU in a key SEC contest which improved them to 6-1 for the first time since 1950.
 
Gunner Stockton, Georgia (26-of-31, 348 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 96.9)
Stockton, who threw for 289 yards and a career-best four touchdowns while running for 59 yards and another score, was a perfect 12-of-12 in the second half, including two fourth-quarter TD passes, as the Bulldogs came from behind to defeat No. 5 Ole Miss in a critical SEC showdown.
 
While the Manning Award selected 27 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 21 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 15 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) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (Cam Ward, Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) have each had five 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.