Auburn's Cam Newton named a finalist for the Manning Award

Auburn junior quarterback Cam Newton is one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Monday. The Manning Award is presented to the nation's outstanding quarterback and is the only quarterback award that takes the candidates' bowl performances into consideration. Joining Newton as finalists for the award are TCU's Andy Dalton, Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, Stanford's Andrew Luck, Arkansas' Ryan Mallett, Boise State's Kellen Moore, Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, Michigan's Denard Robinson, Oregon's Darron Thomas and Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden.