Manning Award
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The Manning Award has been presented annually since 2004 to the collegiate American football quarterback adjudged by the Sugar Bowl Committee to be the best in the United States; the awarded is named in honor of Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli, each an All-America selection during his college career.
The award is the youngest of the three awards presented to college football quarterbacks—the Davey O'Brien Award was first given in 1981, whilst the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, for which only seniors are eligible, dates to 1987—and is one of the only of the major college football awards not to be presented prior to the contesting of bowl games; it is thus the only award presented in the calendar year subsequent to that of the season for which it is earned.
[edit] Previous winners
Season | Player | School |
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2004 | Matt Leinart | Southern California |
2005 | Vince Young | Texas |
2006 | JaMarcus Russell | LSU |