The Manning Award released its 2025 watch list list this week, and it includes some of the top names in college football such as Penn State's Drew Allar and LSU's Garrett Nussmeier. However, there was one notable quarterback missing: Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns .

Klubnik enters the 2025 season as one of the top quarterbacks in all of college football and a candidate for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Manning Award Watch List is also his latest preseason accolade after being named to the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award watch lists.

Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was named to the Manning Award watch list on Thursday. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie,