Houser Named To Manning Award Preseason Watch List

NEW ORLEANS, La. – East Carolina senior Katin Houser is considered one of 27 quarterbacks named to the 2025 Manning Award Watch List in keeping with an announcement by the Allstate Sugar Bowl Thursday. Houser is the fourth Pirate for the reason that award’s inception in 2004 to earn inclusion on the watch checklist, following Dominique Davis (2011), Shane Carden (2014) and Holton Ahlers (2020). Ahlers was additionally named to the midseason watch checklist in 2022.

Katin Houser (Career and 2024 Biographical Sketches)
Senior within the classroom with two years of eligibility remaining … Two-year letterman (1/East Carolina, 1/Michigan State) … Played in 21 profession video games making 14 begins (7 in 2023, 7 in 2024) … Completed 262 of 438 passes (59.8 pct.) for 3,138 yards … Thrown 24 touchdowns to 16 interceptions … Rushed 171 yards on 98 carries (1.7 ypr) with six extra scores … Transferred to East Carolina from Michigan State University enrolling in January of 2024.

2025 (East Carolina): Named to Manning Award Watch List

 

2024 (East Carolina): Played in 9 video games (seven begins) throughout preliminary 12 months with this system the place he earned varsity letter … Logged 544 whole performs all on offense … Completed 149 of 245 passes for two,006 yards (60.8 pct.) … Threw 18 touchdowns with 11 interceptions … Registered a 144.9 go effectivity score … Rushed for 170 yards on 49 carries (3.5 ypr) with 4 scores … Tallied 2,176 all-purpose yards and averaged 241.8 yards of whole offense per recreation … Made ECU debut towards Norfolk State finishing all three go makes an attempt for 50 yards … In second outing, which was in a reserve function, accomplished 11 of 28 passes for 84 yards and one interception towards Charlotte … First begin for the Pirates got here at Army the place he threw for 282 yards on 24 of 28 passing with three scores … After taking up the beginning job towards Army (Oct. 19) guided the Pirates to a 5-2 file which included a 26-21 win over NC State within the Go Bowling Military Bowl … During that stretch, accomplished 135 of 214 passes for 1,872 yards and has thrown 18 touchdowns to 10 interceptions with a 155.0 effectivity score … Passed for 300 or extra yards in a recreation twice (343/FAU, 314/Tulsa) … In all, handed for 200 or extra yards in a recreation six occasions … Had a TD go in six of 9 video games performed (all coming in begins) … Rann for 29 or extra yards in a recreation on three events … Established new career-highs in carries (13/NC State), speeding yards (84/NC State), speeding TDs (2/NC State), longest rush (35/FAU), passing yards (343/FAU), passing TDs (5/Temple, 5/FAU) and longest completion (64/FAU) … Stood forty seventh nationally in passing TDs and 92nd in passing yards … Thrown TDs towards Army (53, 11 and 12 yards), Temple (42, 17, 9, 45 and 16 yards), Florida Atlantic (50, 47, 8, 46 and a couple of yards), Tulsa (4 yards), North Texas (50 and 28 yards) and Navy (9 and 52 yards) … Rushed for 1-yard rating at Army (4Q) … Career-long rush of 35 yards got here towards FAU (2Q) leading to a landing … Scored a pair of floor TDs towards NC State (19 and 4 yards) towards the Wolfpack within the Military Bowl recreation … Named recreation day captain towards North Texas … Registered a pair of 5-TD passing video games towards Temple (Oct. 26) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 7) in consecutive video games … Became third QB in class historical past throwing 5 touchdowns in consecutive video games (others: Dominique Davis in 2010, Shane Carden in 2013) … One of six quarterbacks in program historical past to throw at 5 or extra aerial scores in a recreation … Topped the ESPN’s Total QBR for Week 11 (vs. Florida Atlantic) with a 99.7 score … Garnered nationwide weekly honors by Davey O’Brien Great 8 and Manning Star of the Week on Nov. 11 following Florida Atlantic contest … Earned AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) and Honor Roll (Oct. 28) accolades.

 

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the faculty soccer accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the one quarterback award that features the candidates’ postseason performances in its balloting.

 

The Pirates will open the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 when it travels to Raleigh, N.C. to tackle NC State at Carter-Finely Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) and can be televised on the Atlantic Coast Conference Network (ACCN). Season ticket orders are on sale now with packages beginning as little as $115 every. Purchases could also be made through ECU’s Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.