NEW ORLEANS (September 22, 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 IS LIVE AT 11 A.M. CENTRAL ON MONDAY
 
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, 586 different quarterbacks from 136 schools have been recognized. Seventy-four players were honored during the 2024 season.
 
This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
 
Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss (17-of-27, 419 total yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.1)
Chambliss passed for 307 yards and ran for 112 more as the Rebels jumped out to a 23-3 halftime lead on route to upending previously undefeated Tulane, 45-10.
 
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall (18-of-22, 283 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 83.1)
Del Rio-Wilson, who passed for four touchdowns and ran for another, connected on two of his passing scores in the fourth quarter as the Thundering Herd came from behind to top Middle Tennessee, 42-28.
 
Josh Hoover, TCU (22-of-40, 406 total yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 85.9)
Hoover, who matched his career-best with five touchdown passes, connected on a pair of long TD strikes (70 yards and 44 yards) in the fourth quarter as the Horned Frogs pulled away for a 35-24 win over SMU in the Battle for the Iron Skillet.
 
Brendon Lewis, Memphis (15-of-30, 302 total yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 61.5)
Lewis, who passed for 199 yards and a touchdown while running for 103 yards and two more scores, led the Tigers to a 32-31 win over Arkansas, their 44th straight game scoring 20 or more points.
 
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana (21-of-23, 271 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 93.6)
Mendoza registered a near-perfect day with just two incompletions while setting his career-best with five TD passes as the Hoosiers rolled to a 63-10 win over No. 9 Illinois for its most lop-sided win ever over a Top 10 foe.
 
Chandler Morris, Virginia (23-of-31, 399 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 96.2)
Morris, who passed for 380 yards and four touchdowns, connected on three first-quarter TD passes to get the Cavaliers rolling as they cruised to a 48-20 ACC win over Stanford.
 
Kaidon Salter, Colorado (18-of-28, 390 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 93.8)
Salter passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns while running for 86 more yards and another score as be became just the fourth Buffalo to pass for 300 and rush for 80 to lead the Buffaloes to a 37-20 win over Wyoming.
 
Demond Williams, Washington (16-of-19, 386 total yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 99.3)
Williams, who passed for 298 yards and four touchdowns while running for 88 more yards and a score, led the Huskies to scores on each of their drives as they posted a 59-24 road win over rival Washington State.
 
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.