Matt Ryan Tops off College Career
by winning the Manning Award
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Fresh off being named the ACC Offensive Player
of the Year, Boston College quarterback Matt
Ryan was selected as the winner of the 2007
Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar
Bowl.
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 into consideration the candidates' bowl
performance. The award is voted on by a panel of
local and national media, as well as each of the
Mannings. Florida's Tim Tebow finished second.
Ryan completed just over 59 percent of his
passes (388 of 654) for 4,507 yards with 31
touchdowns. He led the Eagles to an 11-3 record,
the most BC wins since 1940. Ryan led the
Eagles to a No. 2 BCS ranking late in the season
as the Eagles began the season with eight
straight wins.
Ryan led his team to three road wins over ranked
teams, and capped off his season with a
three-touchdown performance in leading the
Eagles to a 24-21 win over Michigan State in the
Champs Sports Bowl.
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