NEW ORLEANS – Carolina quarterback Sam Howell has been included on the preseason watch list for The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The list includes 32 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2021 season. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.
Howell enters his junior campaign as one of the top signal callers in college football. His 68 career passing touchdowns are tied for the most in UNC history and the the most ever by an ACC quarterback through a sophomore year.