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Penix Earns Spot on Manning Award Watch List



BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt junior quarterback Michael Penix Jr. earned a spot on the Manning Award Watch List, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, it was announced on Thursday afternoon. Penix is also on watch lists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Maxwell Award, and the Davey O'Brien Award, and he was one of 10 players to receive Big Ten preseason honors.

The list includes 32 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2021 season. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.