Purdue Football News

8-24-06

Painter named to Manning Award watch list

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter has been named to the 2006 Manning Award watch list.

The 6-foot-4, 228-pound Painter, from Vincennes, Ind., is one of 22 signal-callers on the list. Four other Big Ten quarterbacks are included: Chad Henne of Michigan, Troy Smith of Ohio State, Drew Stanton of Michigan State and Drew Tate of Iowa.

Last season, Painter appeared in nine games, starting the last five. He completed 89 of 170 passes (52.4 percent) for 932 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions, while rushing for 251 yards on 52 carries (4.8 average) and four touchdowns. Painter was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American and to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News.

The Manning Award, which is maintained by the Sugar Bowl, was created in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning and is presented following the holiday bowl season. It is the only quarterback award which takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances.

The winner will be determined by a select panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings.

The 2005 winning was Texas' Vince Young, who now is a rookie with the Tennessee Titans.