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Reed Among Manning Award Stars of the Week

Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed was named to the Manning Award Stars of the Week list, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS – Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed was named to the Manning Award Stars of the Week list, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Tuesday. 
 
Reed threw for a career-best four touchdowns completing 22-of-34 passes for 289 yards, while adding 39 yards on eight carries in Texas A&M's season opener. The redshirt sophomore delivered back-to-back third-quarter scoring strikes after UTSA cut the Aggies advantage to 21-17 to lead Texas A&M to a 42-24 victory over the Roadrunners. Reed earned an 82.6 QBR, marking the fourth time in his career in which he recorded an 80-plus rating. 
 
The Nashville, Tennessee, native was one of eight quarterbacks named to the "Stars of the Week" list. College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. Voting closes Thursday at 9 a.m., the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week. Fans can vote here. 
 
Texas A&M hosts Utah State at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday on the SEC Network.