University of Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch has been named one of 12 finalists for the Manning Award.
The Manning Award is the only quarterback honor that takes the candidates' bowl performance into consideration in its balloting. Created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the award is named in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.
The other finalists for the award announced on Wednesday were Brandon Allen (Arkansas), Trevone Boykin (TCU), Connor Cook (Michigan State), Brandon Doughty (Western Kentucky), Kevin Hogan (Stanford), Chad Kelly (Ole Miss), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), Dak Prescott (Mississippi State), Keenan Reynolds (Navy), Greg Ward, Jr.