Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe was named a 2021 Manning Award Finalist, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Friday.
The Victoria, Texas, native is 1-of-10 listed, including the lone Conference USA player and only 1-of-3 from Group of Five programs. The graduate transfer is only the second Hilltopper to earn this distinction, joining Brandon Doughty in 2015.
For the year, Zappe is 442-of 639 passing (69.2%) for 5,545 yards, with 56 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The all-time single-season FBS yardage record is 5,833 by Texas Tech's B.J. Symons during his 14-game 2003 season, while the single-season FBS touchdown record is 60 by LSU's Joe Burrow during his 15-game 2019 campaign.