The Manning Award and the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced today that Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has been named as one of eight Manning Award Stars of the Week for his performance in Clemson’s 24-20 win at Pitt on Saturday.
More information from the Allstate Sugar Bowl is included below.
NEW ORLEANS (November 18, 2024) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its “Stars of the Week.” College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. After voting closes on Wednesday at 9 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, 568 different quarterbacks from 135 schools have been recognized. Sixty-six players were honored during the 2023 season and 68 quarterbacks have been recognized so far in 2024.
This week’s eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
Carson Beck, Georgia (25-of-40, 379 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 98.0)
Beck connected on two first-half touchdown passes and scrambled for the go-ahead 10-yard rushing TD in the third quarter as the Bulldogs upended No. 7 Tennessee, 31-17, in a critical SEC showdown.
Matthew Caldwell, Troy (26-of-32, 301 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 76.4)
Caldwell, who threw a pair of touchdown passes, ran for a two-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter and then a 1-yard score with 2:32 to go to ice a 28-20 Sun Belt road win over Georgia Southern.
Devon Dampier, New Mexico (11-of-25, 367 total yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 80.0)
Dampier, who passed for 174 yards and ran for 193 yards, closed a sensational game by capping an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 21 seconds to go to lift the Lobos their first win over a ranked team since 2003, a 38-35 upset of No. 18 Washington State.
Cade Klubnik, Clemson (27-of-41, 329 total yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT, QBR: 67.2)
Klubnik, who threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns, broke free for a 50-yard touchdown run with 1:16 to go to lift the Tigers to a 24-20 ACC road victory over Pittsburgh.
Owen McCown,…