Carson Beck named 2023 Manning Award finalist

UGA football junior quarterback Carson Beck has been named a finalist for the 2023 Manning Award, the Allstate Sugar Bowl has announced.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes the candidates’ bowl performances into consideration in its balloting.

Carson Beck is one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award this season. The other finalists include Jayden Daniels (Sr., LSU), Dillon Gabriel (Sr., Oklahoma), Drake Maye (So., North Carolina), J.J. McCarthy (Jr., Michigan), Jalen Milroe (So., Alabama), Bo Nix (Sr., Oregon), Michael Penix Jr. (Sr., Washington), Jordan Travis (Sr., Florida State), and Caleb Williams (Jr., USC).

“I feel really good about our list of 10 finalists for this year’s Manning Award; and I want to thank our voters for taking the time to select the best quarterbacks each year,” said Archie Manning. “Every one of these quarterbacks has led his team to bowl eligibility, five of them have their teams playing in conference championships this weekend, and seven of them already have 10-win seasons. This is a group of outstanding players and I commend them on their success.”

The winner of the 2023 Manning Award will be announced after the bowls in January.

So far this season, Carson Beck has led the Bulldogs to a 12-0 record (8-0 SEC). He has completed 268-of-370 passes for 3,495 yards and 22 touchdowns. Beck has also rushed 50 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns.

Top-ranked Georgia is set to face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2023 SEC Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 2 (Buy Tickets). The contest will kickoff at 4:00pm ET with television coverage via CBS.

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