NEW ORLEANS (Oct. 15, 2018) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its "Stars of the Week," with FIU's James Morgan making the list. 

Morgan posted his second-straight 300-yard passing game, including a 23-yard touchdown pass with 3:55 to go to lead FIU to a 24-21 win over MT in a battle for first-place in the C-USA East.

Morgan finished the game with 311 yards, on 27-of-36 passing and two scores, as the Panther signal caller earned his 14th touchdown pass of the season. The 14 touchdown passes are the most by any Panther QB in their first six games at FIU.

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.
 
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While the Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List, additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List this week. 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.

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.

FIU stays home this Saturday as the Panthers continue their C-USA stretch against Rice on Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. For those still wishing to purchase tickets, click here.
 
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