NEW ORLEANS – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced Tuesday that Tennessee senior quarterback Joey Aguilar was one of eight FBS quarterbacks recognized as “Stars of the Week” for their performances during Week 1 of the college football season.

The Volunteer signal caller made his Tennessee debut in the Aflac Kickoff Game and led UT to a 45-26 victory over Syracuse on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Aguilar was 16-of-28 for 247 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, and he added 34 rushing yards to finish with 281 yards of total offense. The Antioch, California, native has now thrown for over 200 yards in all 25 FBS starts of his career and is the FBS active career leader in total offense per game (288.2).

Aguilar fired the longest pass play in the SEC last week when he connected for a 73-yard bomb to Braylon Staley in the second quarter. He was one of only two Power Four quarterbacks to hit on a 70-yard pass play, joining USC’s Jayden Maiava.

College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) and visit allstatesugarbowl.org to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting. Since the Manning Award started recognizing Stars of the Week in 2011, 570 different quarterbacks from 135 schools have been recognized. Seventy-four players were honored during the 2024 season.