NEW ORLEANS (November 8, 2021) – 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 Facebook page 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 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, 424 different quarterbacks from 129 schools have been recognized. Seventy-three players from 66 different schools were honored during the 2020 season.
This week’s eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
Dustin Crum, Kent State (20-of-30, 322 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.6)
Crum, who also rushes for 72 yards and a pair of touchdowns, notches his seventh career 300-yard game as he leads the Golden Flashes to a critical MAC victory over Northern Illinois, 52-47.
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee (15-of-20, 316 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 75.3)
Hooker, who also runs for 41 yards, records career-bests for passing yards and touchdowns as he leads the Volunteers to a 45-42 upset of No. 18 Kentucky in an SEC road game.
Sam Howell, North Carolina (16-of-26, 216 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, QBR: 87.6)
Howell, who also runs for 104 yards and two touchdowns, helps the Tar Heels erase an 18-point second-half deficit as they take down No. 9 Wake Forest, 58-55.
Chandler Morris, TCU (29-of-41, 461 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 90.4)
Morris, who is making his first career start, also runs for 70 yards and a touchdown while catching a seven-yard pass, as he tallies the fourth-most passing yards in TCU history in the Horned Frogs’ 30-28 Big 12 upset of No. 12 Baylor, 30-28.
Aidan O’Connell, Purdue (40-of-54, 536 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 95.6)
O’Connell, who tallies career-highs in completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns while setting a record for completion percentage (50-plus attempts), throws for the third-most yards in school history to lead the Boilermakers to a 40-29 upset of No. 3 Michigan State, Purdue’s second win over a top-3 team this season.
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh (28-of-43, 416 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 89.3)
Pickett, who also runs for 57 yards and a touchdown, notches his third 400-yard game of the season as he leads the Panthers to a 54-29 ACC road victory over Duke.
Clayton Tune, Houston (21-of-26, 385 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 91.6)
Tune, who tallies the seventh 300-yard game of his career, helps the Cougars hold off an upset bid by USF as they win, 54-42, in an AAC road game for their first eight-game winning streak since 2016.
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami (22-of-34, 389 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 89.6)
Van Dyke becomes the first Miami quarterback to throw for 325 yards in three consecutive games since Bernie Kosar in 1984 as he leads the Hurricanes to another comeback victory, 33-30, over Georgia Tech in ACC action.
The Manning Award selected 32 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List and then added 15 additional quarterbacks in October. Finalists will be selected in December and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
In its first 17 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 13 different schools and from four different conferences. The Southeastern Conference (Mac Jones, Joe Burrow, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) leads the way with six Manning Award honorees, while the Big 12 Conference (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) has had five winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) has had four Manning Award winners. LSU (Burrow and Russell), Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield) and Texas (McCoy and Young) have each had two different 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.
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