NEW ORLEANS - For the second consecutive year, Baylor senior quarterback Bryce Petty is a finalist for The Manning Award, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Wednesday.

Petty is one of 11 QBs and two Big 12 players to make the list.

This season, Petty has thrown for 2,893 yards and 25 touchdowns, while completing 59.3 percent of his passes. In his second year as a starter, the Midlothian, Texas, native is 10th in the FBS with 14.74 passing yards per completion and 11th with 17.4 points responsible for per game and 289.3 passing yards per game. Petty has thrown a TD in 23 straight games in which he has played and is second in the Big 12 in passing efficiency 153.0, the country's 13th-best mark.

The senior signal caller has previously been named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award as well as a finalist for the Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Petty is the leader for the nation's top offense as the Bears are averaging an FBS-best 581.1 yards per game and 49.8 points per contest.

Petty graduated in May 2013 with a degree in health science studies and is currently enrolled in graduate school classes.

Before Petty was a finalist a year ago, Baylor last had a Manning Award finalist in 2011 when Robert Griffin III won the award.

The another candidates for the award are: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State; Trevone Boykin, TCU; Rakeem Cato, Marshall; Garrett Grayson, Colorado State; Brett Hundley, UCLA; Cody Kessler, USC; Marcus Mariota, Oregon; Dak Prescott, Mississippi State; Blake Sims, Alabama and Jameis Winston, Florida State.

The Manning Award is the only college football quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting; therefore, it is presented annually following the completion of the bowl season. The winner is selected by a panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.

BU currently has a 10-1 record and a 7-1 league mark. The Bears are ranked No. 5 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll.

Baylor will now host No. 9 Kansas State Saturday at 6:45 p.m. CT at McLane Stadium. That game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN.

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