JONESBORO, Ark. (8/16/18) – The preseason Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Arkansas State senior quarterback Justice Hansen was one of 30 players across the nation named Thursday to the 2018 Manning Award Watch List.
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 includes the candidates’ bowl performance in its balloting. The winner will be selected by a voting panel, which includes national mead and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Hansen is the fourth all-time A-State player to find a spot on the Manning Award Watch List, joining Fredi Knighten (2015), Ryan Aplin (2012) and Corey Leonard (2009).