NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Kent State's Dustin Crum, Ball State's Drew Plitt and Western Michigan's Kaleb Eleby have been named to the prestigious Manning Award Watch List for the 2021 season.
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, was created 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. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Plitt, a native of Loveland, Ohio, enters his third year as Ball State's full-time starter in 2021.