TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Although he wanted to defeat Auburn on last week and have this year’s Alabama team positioned for the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, sophomore quarterback Jalen Hurts did receive good news via the Allstate Sugar Bowl committee.
News was reported on Thursday that the native Texan is one of 11 signal-callers chosen as a finalist for the Manning Award, which was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. The Manning honor is the lone award that takes into considering the bowl performances of quarterbacks in its balloting of votes.