Zach Smith Named One of Eight Manning Award Stars of the Week

NEW ORLEANS, La. –– Tulsa quarterback Zach Smith was named one of eight "Stars of the Week" for The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

College football fans can go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page to vote for what they think was the best quarterback 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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Smith, a 6'3" senior from Grandview, Texas, led the Hurricane to 21-point come-from-behind 28-24 victory over No. 19 SMU on Saturday.

Smith completed 26-of-38 passes for season-highs of 325 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the final three quarters, he completed 20-of-28 passes for 269 yards and all three of his TD passes and zero interceptions. His final TD pass and the eventual game-winner went 4 yards to James Palmer with 2:11 left in the contest.

Smith was also named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 weekly list as well on Monday.

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.
Smith, a 6'3" senior from Grandview, Texas, led the Hurricane to 21-point come-from-behind 28-24 victory over No. 19 SMU on Saturday.

Smith completed 26-of-38 passes for season-highs of 325 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the final three quarters, he completed 20-of-28 passes for 269 yards and all three of his TD passes and zero interceptions. His final TD pass and the eventual game-winner went 4 yards to James Palmer with 2:11 left in the contest.

This week's eight Manning Award Stars of the Week are:
Ian Book, Notre Dame (20-of-27, 263 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT)
Matt Corral, Ole Miss (28-of-32, 513 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT)
Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan (20-of-29, 284 yards, 3 TDs)
Sam Howell, North Carolina (32-of-45, 550 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT)
Tyler Shough, Oregon (21-of-30, 312 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT)
Zach Smith, Tulsa (26-of-38, 325 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT)
Kyle Trask, Florida (23-of-29, 356 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INT)
Grant Wells, Marshall (25-of-37, 336 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT)

While the Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List, additional quarterbacks are expected to be added to the Watch List later in the season. Ten finalists will be selected and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.

In its first 16 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 12 different schools and from four different conferences

Zach Smith Named One of Eight Manning Award Stars of the Week

Players Mentioned

James Palmer

Zach Smith

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