NORMAN — OU quarterback Jalen Hurts is one of 12 finalists for the Manning Award, it was announced Thursday.
The award honors the top quarterback in college football.
Unlike many other awards honoring college quarterbacks, the Manning Award takes into consideration bowl performance.
Hurts is also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Senior CLASS Award.
The graduate transfer from Alabama leads the nation in yards per pass attempt (11.7) and is on pace to break the Football Bowl Subdivision record in the category (11.6). He also leads in yards per completion (16.