How good will David Ash be this season? Â Well, let’s just say he has the potential to be good. Â This notion was solidified by the AllState Sugar Bowl judges committee which named the Texas quarterback to the Manning Award watch list on Friday. Â The award is given to the best collegiate quarterback and begins with 30 names on its preseason watch list. Â The final votes for the award, named after Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli, will include quarterback performance in postseason bowl games.
The list will be pared down to 10 names on November 27th and the winner will be announced on January 8th.
The last three Heisman Trophy winners have won the Manning Award (Cam Newton – 2010, Robert Griffin III – 2011, Johnny Manziel – 2012). Â Texas quarterback Vince Young won the award in 2006.
Complete watch list can be found below.
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| PLAYER | SCHOOL | CLASS | QB Rating |
| Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | So. | 90.5 |
| Marcus Mariota | Oregon | So. | 87.3 |
| Tajh Boyd | Clemson | Sr. | 82.2 |
| AJ McCarron | Alabama | Sr. | 81.1 |
| David Fales | San Jose State | Sr. | 78.4 |
| Aaron Murray | Georgia | Sr. | 78.4 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | Jr. | 78.1 |
| David Ash | Texas | Jr. | 77.2 |
| Terrance Broadway | Louisiana-Lafayette | Jr. | 76.9 |
| Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | Jr. | 76.4 |
| Cody Fajardo | Nevada | Jr. | 75.6 |
| Jordan Lynch | Northern Illinois | Sr. | 74.7 |
| Brett Smith | Wyoming | Jr. | 74.6 |
| Blake Bortles | Central Florida | Jr. | 72.9 |
| Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | Sr. | 70.4 |
| Joe Southwick | Boise State | Sr. | 68.9 |
| Rakeem Cato | Marshall | Jr. | 68.8 |
| Brett Hundley | UCLA | So. | 68.8 |
| Kolton Browning | Louisiana-Monroe | Sr. | 68.6 |
| Braxton Miller | Ohio State | Jr. | 68.4 |
| Taylor Kelly | Arizona State | Jr. | 65.7 |
| Kain Colter | Northwestern | Sr. | 65.3 |
| Connor Shaw | South Carolina | Sr. | 64.6 |
| Derek Carr | Fresno State | Sr. | 64.1 |
| Bryn Renner | North Carolina | Sr. | 63.6 |
| Sean Mannion | Oregon State | Jr. | 62.5 |
| Eric Soza | Texas-San Antonio | Sr. | 62.3 |
| Logan Kilgore | Middle Tennessee State | Sr. | 60.3 |
| Bo Wallace | Ole Miss | Jr. | 60.0 |
| Stephen Morris | Miami | Sr. | 59.6 |
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