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Corral Named Finalist for Manning Award
12/17/2020 | Football
Rebel Signal Caller One of 12 QBs Up for National Award
NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss sophomore quarterback Matt Corral was named as one of 12 finalists for the Manning Award on Thursday.
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 takes the candidates' bowl performances into consideration in its balloting.
Corral currently ranks top 10 nationally in passing yards (2,744), passing TDs (24), completion percentage (.729), passing efficiency (187.3) and yards per pass attempt (10.8).
The Ventura, California, native has posted six 300-yard games of the season, the third-best single-season effort in school history. Corral, who has earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season, set a school record with 513 passing yards earlier this year.
Corral is fifth on Ole Miss' single-season list with 24 passing TDs, while sitting sixth on the career charts with 32 scoring passes. Corral is 10th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss with 4,335 yards.
The Ventura, California, native has thrown for 2,744 yards and 24 touchdowns on the season, compared to just nine interceptions. He has also rushed for 311 yards and three TDs this year. Corral currently ranks top 10 nationally in passing yards (2,744), passing TDs (24), completion percentage (.729), passing efficiency (187.3) and points responsible for per game (20.8).
Corral has posted six 300-yard games of the season, the third-best single-season effort in school history. Corral, who has earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season, set a school record with 513 passing yards earlier this year.
Corral is fifth on Ole Miss' single-season list with 24 passing TDs, while sitting sixth on the career charts with 32 scoring passes. Corral is 10th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss with 4,335 yards.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
Manning Award Finalists
Ian Book, Notre Dame
Matt Corral, Ole Miss
Justin Fields, Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel, UCF
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Mac Jones, Alabama
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Brock Purdy, Iowa State
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
Kyle Trask, Florida
Zach Wilson, BYU
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 takes the candidates' bowl performances into consideration in its balloting.
Corral currently ranks top 10 nationally in passing yards (2,744), passing TDs (24), completion percentage (.729), passing efficiency (187.3) and yards per pass attempt (10.8).
The Ventura, California, native has posted six 300-yard games of the season, the third-best single-season effort in school history. Corral, who has earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season, set a school record with 513 passing yards earlier this year.
Corral is fifth on Ole Miss' single-season list with 24 passing TDs, while sitting sixth on the career charts with 32 scoring passes. Corral is 10th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss with 4,335 yards.
The Ventura, California, native has thrown for 2,744 yards and 24 touchdowns on the season, compared to just nine interceptions. He has also rushed for 311 yards and three TDs this year. Corral currently ranks top 10 nationally in passing yards (2,744), passing TDs (24), completion percentage (.729), passing efficiency (187.3) and points responsible for per game (20.8).
Corral has posted six 300-yard games of the season, the third-best single-season effort in school history. Corral, who has earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season, set a school record with 513 passing yards earlier this year.
Corral is fifth on Ole Miss' single-season list with 24 passing TDs, while sitting sixth on the career charts with 32 scoring passes. Corral is 10th all-time in career passing yards at Ole Miss with 4,335 yards.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
Manning Award Finalists
Ian Book, Notre Dame
Matt Corral, Ole Miss
Justin Fields, Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel, UCF
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Mac Jones, Alabama
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Brock Purdy, Iowa State
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
Kyle Trask, Florida
Zach Wilson, BYU
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