Barnett Added to Manning Award Watch Record

NEW ORLEANS – James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III has been added to the watch checklist for the 2025 Manning Award, as introduced by the Manning Award and the Allstate Sugar Bowl®.

This is the third time a JMU quarterback has been acknowledged on the watch checklist for the Manning Award, as Barnett joins former teammates Todd Centeio (2022) and Jordan McCloud (2023).

Through seven begins this season, Barnett has accomplished 111-of-181 makes an attempt for 1,252 passing yards and 9 touchdowns with simply two interceptions. He’s additionally rushed for 266 yards and a team-best 9 speeding scores to mix for 1,518 yards of whole offense and 18 whole touchdowns.

Nationally, Barnett enters the week rating eighth within the FBS in speeding touchdowns, thirteenth in whole touchdowns and nineteenth in level accountability per sport (15.4).

The Manning Award was created in 2004 in honor of the school soccer accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It’s the one school soccer quarterback award to incorporate the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting. The award is voted on by a panel of native and nationwide media, in addition to every of the Mannings.

Barnett and the Dukes return to the sector on Tuesday, Oct. 28 once they face Texas State in San Marcos. Kickoff from UFCU Stadium is about for 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) on ESPN2.