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The Manning Award, which is maintained by the Sugar Bowl, was created in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning and is presented following the holiday bowl season. It is the only quarterback award which takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances.
The winner will be determined by a select panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings.
The 2005 winning was Texas' Vince Young, who now is a rookie with the Tennessee Titans.
2006 Manning Award Watch List
Erik Ainge, Tennessee
Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech
Shawn Bell, Baylor
Colt Brennan, Hawaii
Alex Brink, Washington State
Brian Brohm, Louisville
Brandon Cox, Auburn
Chad Henne, Michigan
Chris Leak, Florida
Bret Meyer, Iowa State
Blake Mitchell, South Carolina
Curtis Painter, Purdue
Jordan Palmer, UTEP
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
JaMarcus Russell, LSU
Troy Smith, Ohio State
Drew Stanton, Michigan State
Drew Tate, Iowa
Zac Taylor, Nebraska
Drew Weatherford, Florida State
Patrick White, West Virginia
Kyle Wright, Miami (Fla.)