NEW ORLEANS (November 19, 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:
Taylor Cornelius, Oklahoma State (30-of-46, 338 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INT, QBR: 89.2)
Cornelius, who notches his sixth 300-yard game of the year, also runs for a career-best 106 yards and another touchdown before connecting on an 11-yard TD pass with 42 seconds to go to lift the Cowboys to a 45-41 Big 12 upset of No. 9 West Virginia.
Duane Haskins, Ohio State (28-of-38, 405 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 94.1)
Haskins, who registers his fourth 400-yard game of the year, also rushes for a career-best three touchdowns as he leads an Ohio State comeback in a 52-51 overtime victory over Big Ten foe Maryland on the road.
McKenzie Milton, UCF (13-of-25, 268 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 74.5)
Milton, who adds a rushing touchdown, has his fifth 4-TD game of the year as he leads the Knights to a 38-13 AAC victory over No. 24 Cincinnati.
Gardner Minshew, Washington State (43-of-55, 473 yards, 7 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 88.4)
Minshew sets his career-highs for touchdowns and passing yards, notching his eighth career 400-yard game, as he leads the Cougars to a 69-28 Pac-12 win over Arizona – it was the 10th win of the season, matching the school record.
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (21-of-32, 272 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 95.7)
Murray also runs for 99 yards and a career-best three scores, including a 75-yard fourth-quarter dash to help the Sooners pull away from Kansas in a 55-40 Big 12 victory.
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh (23-of-30, 316 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 80.2)
Pickett tallies season-bests in completions, yards and TD passes as he leads the Panthers to a 34-13 road win over Wake Forest to clinch a spot in the ACC Championship game.
Nathan Rourke, Ohio (17-of-26, 209 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, QBR: 96.8)
Rourke, who also runs for 77 yards and a touchdown, leads the Bobcats to a 52-17 blowout of MAC East leader Buffalo, which had been undefeated in league play.
Tyler Vander Waal, Wyoming (14-of-26, 225 yards, 2 TDs, QBR: 59.3)
Vander Waal comes off the bench and rushes for two touchdowns while tallying career-bests in passing yards and touchdowns, including a 22-yard go-ahead TD with 1:09 to go, as the Cowboys score 21 unanswered points in the final 4:32 of the game to shock Air Force, 35-27, in MW action.
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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