TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jamies Winston headlined the list of 32 quarterbacks selected for the Manning Award Preseason Watch List.
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.
Winston will look to become the first repeat winner of the Manning Award, after capturing the honor following his breakthrough 2013 campaign.
The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Additional quarterbacks may be added to the Watch List after the start of the season. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Winston passed for 4,057 yards and 40 touchdowns while leading the Seminoles to an undefeated (14-0) national championship season in 2013. He became the youngest player ever to win the Heisman Trophy and also collected the Davey O’Brien Award, ACC Male Athlete of the Year Award, and consensus All-America honors in addition to the Manning Award.
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