NEW ORLEANS (November 12, 2018) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its “Stars of the Week.” College football fans can now go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 11 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
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The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of 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.
This week’s eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
Sam Ehlinger, Texas (22-of-34, 312 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 91.0)
Ehlinger caps his third 300-yard game of the year by connecting on a 29-yard TD pass with 21 seconds to go to lift the Longhorns to a 41-34 Big 12 road win over Texas Tech.
Caleb Evans, UL Monroe (27-of-32, 367 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 93.6)
Evans, who also rushes for 54 yards and two TDs, notches his eighth career 300-yard game as he leads the Warhawks to a 38-10 Sun Belt road win over South Alabama.
Ty Gangi, Nevada (28-of-35, 404 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 83.7)
Gangi posts season-highs for yards, completions, completion percentage and TDs as he leads the Wolf Pack to bowl eligibility with a 49-10 MW victory over Colorado State.
Daniel Jones, Duke (31-of-54, 361 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 91.2)
Jones also rushes for 186 yards and a 61-yard touchdown as he sets the Blue Devils single-game record with 547 total yards in a 42-35 ACC win over North Carolina.
Jordan Love, Utah State (32-of-42, 491 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 85.4)
Love tallies career-highs in yards and touchdowns as he leads the Aggies to a 62-24 MW victory over San Jose State.
Jamie Newman, Wake Forest (22-of-33, 297 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 72.8)
Newman, making his first career start, also rushes for 44 yards and connects on a 32-yard touchdown with 30 seconds to go to lift the Demon Deacons to a 27-23 upset of No. 14 NC State in an ACC road game.
Brett Rypien, Boise State (24-of-29, 269 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, QBR: 83.8)
Rypien, who becomes the Mountain West’s all-time leader in passing yards and completions, leads the Broncos to three second-half touchdowns as they come from behind to defeat No. 23 Fresno State, 24-17, in MW action.
Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee (31-of-40, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 83.5)
Stockstill notches his third 300-yard game and second four-TD effort of the year as he keeps the Blue Raiders atop the C-USA East with a 48-32 road win over UTEP.
The Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List and then added 15 more quarterbacks to the Watch List in the mid-season – however, all quarterbacks remain eligible for the award. The 10 finalists for the honor will be announced on Thursday, November 29 and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
In its first 14 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 12 different schools and from four different conferences. The Big 12 Conference (Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) joins the Southeastern Conference (Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) with four Manning Award winners each, while Texas is the only school with two different winners (McCoy and Young).
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.
In addition to the Manning Award’s yearly honor, each week during the regular season, eight quarterbacks are recognized as Manning Quarterbacks of the Week. Sixty-three players from 60 different schools were honored during the 2017 season.
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