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October 23, 2026 | Football
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State sophomore quarterback Braden Atkinson has been named to the Manning Award, it was announced Friday. The award is given annually to the nation's top quarterback.
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Atkinson enters Oregon State's bye weekend leading the nation with 2,604 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. He's completed 189-of-273 (69.2 percent) pass attempts while being intercepted just twice.
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Atkinson has surpassed 300 yards passing in seven consecutive games, and has multiple touchdown strikes in six of the seven matchups.
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The Raleigh, N.C., native has been named a Manning Award Star of the Week twice. He's also twice been named the Pac-12 Conference's Offensive Player Of The Week.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Atkinson enters Oregon State's bye weekend leading the nation with 2,604 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. He's completed 189-of-273 (69.2 percent) pass attempts while being intercepted just twice.
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Atkinson has surpassed 300 yards passing in seven consecutive games, and has multiple touchdown strikes in six of the seven matchups.
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The Raleigh, N.C., native has been named a Manning Award Star of the Week twice. He's also twice been named the Pac-12 Conference's Offensive Player Of The Week.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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