Another week, another honor for Ole Miss junior quarterback Jaxson Dart. This time, the second-year Rebel was named Manning Award Quarterback of the Week for Week 10. It’s only fitting that a current Ole Miss Rebel wins the honor named after two former Rebel quarterbacks.
Against the Texas A&M Aggies in Week 10, Dart diced up the talented SEC defense for 387 yards through the air to go along with two touchdown passes to zero turnovers. He also finished the game completing 24-of-33 passes with a QBR of 95.9.
What was even more impressive than the filled up stat sheet was his latest game-winning drive deep into the final frame. With 1:40 left to go, Dart directed a nine-play, 75-yard drive that was capped with the go-ahead touchdown. It was the fifth 300-yard game of the junior’s Rebel career.
The Manning Award selected 30 quarterbacks for its preseason Watch List and then added 15 midseason additions to the Watch List on October 19th. Finalists will be named on November 30, and the winner is scheduled to be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
In its first 19 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 14 different schools and from four different conferences. The Southeastern Conference (Stetson Bennett, Bryce Young, Joe Burrow, Mac Jones, Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) leads the way with eight Manning Award honorees, while the Big 12 Conference (Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy, and Robert Griffin III) has had five winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) has had four Manning Award winners. Alabama (Bryce Young and Jones), LSU (Burrow and Russell), Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield), and Texas (McCoy and Vince Young) have each produced a pair of Manning Award winners.
