| Ball State’s
football team has had its second player recognized on a
national award watch list when Nate Davis (Bellaire,
Ohio/Bellaire H.S.) was one of 32 players in the
country named to the Manning Award Watch List, which goes
to college football’s top quarterback. |
| The Manning
Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of
the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and
Eli Manning, and will be presented to the recipient
following the holiday bowl seasonn. It is the only
quarterback award that takes into consideration the
candidates’ bowl performances. |
|
Davis, who received
honorable mention on the 2006 Sporting News Freshman
All-America Team, played in all 12 games and started seven
as a true freshman last fall. He tied the Ball State
single-season record with 18 touchdown passes. Davis
completed 150-of-245 passes for 1,975 yards and a .612
completion percentage mark. His 1,975 yards rank as the
fourth best single-season effort in Ball State history. |
| This year’s
watch list includes John David Booty of USC, Colt Brennan
of Hawaii, Brian Brohm of Louisville, Chad Henne of
Michigan and Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan. Davis
and LeFevour are the only Mid-American Conference
quarterbacks listed among the 32 on the watch list. |
| Davis
joins Darius Hill (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs H.S.)
on a national award watch list for the 2007 season. Hill
was named to the John Mackey Award Watch List, which goes
to the nation’s most outstanding tight end. |
| The Cardinals
will open the 2007 season Aug. 30, vs. Miami University in
a renovated Scheumann Stadium at 7 p.m. in a game aired on
the Ball State Radio Network and televised by Comcast
Local. |
