The Allstate Sugar Bowl announced today that quarterback Cade Klubnik has been named as one of 27 members on the 2025 watch list for the Manning Award, presented annually to the nation’s top quarterback after the postseason. Additional information from award organizers is included below.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced its preseason Watch List on Thursday. The list includes 27 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2025 season. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the postseason.
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’ postseason performances in its balloting.
“We’re looking forward to another exciting year of college football,” said Archie Manning. “I’d like to thank the Sugar Bowl for continuing to build the tradition of the Manning Award which now has over 20 years of honoring the top quarterbacks in the country for the entire football season. This year we have another great group on our preseason Watch List; in October, we’ll review the transfers and other newcomers and then boost the Watch List with the best from that group.”
Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for the quarterbacks to be selected for the honor. Transfers and other newcomers at schools were not eligible for the preseason Watch List, but additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List during the season. Finalists will be selected prior to the postseason and the winner will be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
“It’s an honor for the Sugar Bowl to partner with the Manning family in recognizing the best college football quarterbacks in the country,” said Jeff Hundley, CEO of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. “We’ve been able to recognize a great list of Manning Award winners for two decades now, and we’re all looking forward to another exciting year of great quarterbacks and great games capped off by the College Football Playoff, which includes a Playoff Quarterfinal here in the Sugar Bowl.”
This year’s Watch List includes players from nine Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. The Big 12 leads the way with seven…