The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, published its complete preseason Watch List on Aug. 16. The list recognizes 33 of the top quarterbacks in the nation based on previous collegiate performance, however, every quarterback in the nation remains eligible for the honor. Additional quarterbacks may be added to the Watch List after the start of the season. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Monday, Nov. 29. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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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.
“College football is the greatest sport out there and it’s always fun to take a look at all the quarterbacks in the country and speculate on who will be the best,” Archie Manning said. “But even the process of narrowing it down to 33 guys was challenging and I have no doubt that plenty of other quarterbacks will jump into the picture as the season goes on. I’m looking forward to simply sitting back and enjoying another great season.”
This year’s Watch List includes players from 10 different conferences and one independent. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-10 and Western Athletic Conference are each represented by five players while the Big Ten and Big 12 each have four quarterbacks recognized.
MANNING AWARD WATCH LIST (FINAL)
| Name |
Class |
Cmp-Att |
Pct. |
Yards |
TDs |
INTs |
Wins |
| Matt Barkley, USC |
So. |
211-352 |
.599 |
2,735 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
| Diondre Borel, Utah St. |
Sr. |
214-366 |
.585 |
2,885 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
| Ryan Colburn , Fresno St. |
Sr. |
181-298 |
.607 |
2,459 |
19 |
11 |
8 |
| Zach Collaros, Cincinnati |
Jr. |
93-124 |
.750 |
1,434 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
| Kirk Cousins, Michigan St. |
Jr. |
198-328 |
.604 |
2,680 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
| Andy Dalton, TCU |
Sr. |
199-323 |
.616 |
2,756 |
23 |
8 |
12 |
| Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. |
Sr. |
219-399 |
.549 |
2,789 |
23 |
14 |
10 |
| Ricky Dobbs, Navy |
Sr. |
56-105 |
.533 |
1,031 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
| Nathan Enderle, Idaho |
Sr. |
192-312 |
.615 |
2,906 |
22 |
9 |
8 |
| Nick Foles, Arizona |
Jr. |
260-409 |
.636 |
2,486 |
19 |
9 |
6 |
| Blaine Gabbert, Missouri |
Jr. |
262-445 |
.589 |
3,593 |
24 |
9 |
8 |
| Robert Griffin, III, Baylor |
So. |
45-69 |
.652 |
481 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Jacory Harris, Miami |
Jr. |
242-406 |
.596 |
3,352 |
24 |
17 |
9 |
| Jordan Jefferson, LSU |
Jr. |
182-296 |
.615 |
2,166 |
17 |
7 |
8 |
| Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M |
Sr. |
296-497 |
.596 |
3,579 |
30 |
8 |
6 |
| Landry Jones, Oklahoma |
So. |
261-449 |
.581 |
3,198 |
26 |
14 |
7 |
| Colin Kaepernick , Nevada |
Sr. |
166-282 |
.589 |
2,052 |
20 |
6 |
8 |
| Case Keenum, Houston |
Sr. |
492-700 |
.703 |
5,671 |
44 |
15 |
10 |
| G.J. Kinne, Tulsa |
Jr. |
210-345 |
.609 |
2,732 |
22 |
10 |
5 |
| Jake Locker , Washington |
Sr. |
230-395 |
.582 |
2,800 |
21 |
11 |
5 |
| Andrew Luck, Stanford |
So. |
162-288 |
.563 |
2,575 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
| Ryan Mallett , Arkansas |
Jr. |
225-403 |
.558 |
3,627 |
30 |
7 |
8 |
| Greg McElroy, Alabama |
Sr. |
198-325 |
.609 |
2,508 |
17 |
4 |
14 |
| Kellen Moore, Boise St. |
Jr. |
277-431 |
.643 |
3,536 |
39 |
3 |
14 |
| Joshua Nesbitt, Ga. Tech |
Sr. |
75-162 |
.463 |
1,701 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
| Kyle Padron, SMU |
So. |
135-201 |
.672 |
1,922 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
| Christian Ponder, Florida St. |
Sr. |
227-330 |
.688 |
2,717 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
| Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. |
Jr. |
167-295 |
.566 |
2,094 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
| Kevin Riley, California |
Sr. |
209-382 |
.547 |
2,850 |
18 |
8 |
8 |
| Ricky Stanzi , Iowa |
Sr. |
171-304 |
.563 |
2,417 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
| Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
136-243 |
.560 |
2,311 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
| Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin |
Sr. |
211-328 |
.643 |
2,705 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
| Russell Wilson, N.C. State |
Jr. |
224-378 |
.593 |
3,027 |
31 |
11 |
5 |
“We have had the opportunity to recognize six outstanding quarterbacks with the Manning Award,” said Paul Hoolahan, Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO. “It is truly a great honor for the Allstate Sugar Bowl to sponsor this award and we wish the best of luck to every quarterback and team in the country for another great year of college football.”
The Manning Award will be recognizing its seventh winner this year. USC’s Matt Leinart was the inaugural winner of the award in 2005, followed by Texas’ Vince Young in 2006. Both went on to be top 10 NFL draft picks. In 2007, LSU’s JaMarcus Russell earned the award and was the NFL’s No. 1 draft pick. Boston College’s Matt Ryan claimed the award in 2008 and was drafted No. 3, quickly becoming the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. In 2009, Florida star Tim Tebow earned the honor – he also went on to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Last year’s winner was Texas signal-caller Colt McCoy, the winningest quarterback in college football history. McCoy was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 2010 NFL Draft.
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