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Leonard Named Manning Award Star of the Week
11/28/2022 11:53:00 AM | Football
NEW ORLEANS – Sophomore quarterback Riley Leonard was tabbed a Manning Award Star of the Week on Monday and is now eligible to be voted as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
Leonard, a 6-4, 212-pound Fairhope, Ala., native, completed 29-of-41 (.707) passes for 391 yards and four touchdowns with one interception as Duke recorded a comeback win over Wake Forest in its regular season finale.
Late in the fourth quarter, Leonard connected with sophomore wide receiver Sahmir Hagans in the front corner of the endzone for the game-winning 20-yard touchdown reception. That marked Leonard's fourth passing score of 20-plus yards after he also recorded 30-, 46- and 30-yard touchdowns earlier in the contest. For that effort, he matched Duke's single-game record first set by Quentin Harris in 2019.
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its Stars of the Week. 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 Wednesday at 11 a.m. CT the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
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.
VOTE HERE
Manning Award Stars of the Week
Brady Cook, Missouri
Riley Leonard, Duke
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Tyler Shough, Texas Tech
Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern
Caleb Williams, USC
#GoDuke
Leonard, a 6-4, 212-pound Fairhope, Ala., native, completed 29-of-41 (.707) passes for 391 yards and four touchdowns with one interception as Duke recorded a comeback win over Wake Forest in its regular season finale.
Late in the fourth quarter, Leonard connected with sophomore wide receiver Sahmir Hagans in the front corner of the endzone for the game-winning 20-yard touchdown reception. That marked Leonard's fourth passing score of 20-plus yards after he also recorded 30-, 46- and 30-yard touchdowns earlier in the contest. For that effort, he matched Duke's single-game record first set by Quentin Harris in 2019.
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its Stars of the Week. 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 Wednesday at 11 a.m. CT the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
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.
VOTE HERE
Manning Award Stars of the Week
Brady Cook, Missouri
Riley Leonard, Duke
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Diego Pavia, New Mexico State
Michael Penix Jr., Washington
Tyler Shough, Texas Tech
Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern
Caleb Williams, USC
#GoDuke
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