Photo by: USA Today Sports Images
Rypien Named A Manning Award Candidate
8/16/2018 1:00:00 PM | Football
BOISE, Idaho -Â Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien was named to his sixth watch list this preseason on Thursday, as he was announced as a candidate for the Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Rypien, who has also been included to the watch lists of the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, Wuerffel Trophy, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award this preseason, was named the Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in July. He is only the second Bronco to earn the honor, following Kellen Moore in 2011.
Rypien enters the 2018 campaign as the FBS active career leader in passing yardage at 9,876, and is just 2,815 yards shy of becoming the Mountain West's all-time leader (San Diego State's Ryan Lindley is the all-time leader at 12,690). The Spokane, Wash., native is coming off of a 2017 season in which he earned his third-straight All-MW nod, being named to the Second Team.
After a slow start to the campaign, which included an injury that knocked him out of Sept. 9's game at Washington State and forced him to miss the Sept. 14 game against New Mexico, Rypien found his groove during Boise State's final seven games. Over that stretch, Rypien completed 162-of-256 passes (63.3 percent) for 2,231 yards and 15 touchdowns, bringing his final 2017 totals to 2,877 passing yards and 16 touchdowns along with a 62.6 completion percentage.
Boise State, ranked 22nd in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, opens the 2018 campaign Saturday, Sept. 1, at Troy (4 p.m. MT, ESPNews)
Boise State Players On 2018 Preseason Watch Lists
TE John Bates
John Mackey Award
CB Tyler Horton
Bednarik Award
Jim Thorpe Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
NT Sonatane Lui
Polynesian Player of the Year AwardÂ
MLB Tyson Maeva
Polynesian Player of the Year AwardÂ
RB Alexander Mattison
Doak Walker Award
DT David Moa
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Outland Trophy
Polynesian Player of the Year Award
S Kekoa Nawahine
Jim Thorpe Award
Polynesian Player of the Year Award Â
QB Brett Rypien
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award
Davey O'Brien Award
Wuerffel Trophy
Unitas Golden Arm Award
Manning Award
CB/KR/PR Avery Williams
Paul Hornung Award
Rypien, who has also been included to the watch lists of the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, Wuerffel Trophy, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award this preseason, was named the Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in July. He is only the second Bronco to earn the honor, following Kellen Moore in 2011.
Rypien enters the 2018 campaign as the FBS active career leader in passing yardage at 9,876, and is just 2,815 yards shy of becoming the Mountain West's all-time leader (San Diego State's Ryan Lindley is the all-time leader at 12,690). The Spokane, Wash., native is coming off of a 2017 season in which he earned his third-straight All-MW nod, being named to the Second Team.
After a slow start to the campaign, which included an injury that knocked him out of Sept. 9's game at Washington State and forced him to miss the Sept. 14 game against New Mexico, Rypien found his groove during Boise State's final seven games. Over that stretch, Rypien completed 162-of-256 passes (63.3 percent) for 2,231 yards and 15 touchdowns, bringing his final 2017 totals to 2,877 passing yards and 16 touchdowns along with a 62.6 completion percentage.
Boise State, ranked 22nd in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, opens the 2018 campaign Saturday, Sept. 1, at Troy (4 p.m. MT, ESPNews)
Boise State Players On 2018 Preseason Watch Lists
TE John Bates
John Mackey Award
CB Tyler Horton
Bednarik Award
Jim Thorpe Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
NT Sonatane Lui
Polynesian Player of the Year AwardÂ
MLB Tyson Maeva
Polynesian Player of the Year AwardÂ
RB Alexander Mattison
Doak Walker Award
DT David Moa
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Outland Trophy
Polynesian Player of the Year Award
S Kekoa Nawahine
Jim Thorpe Award
Polynesian Player of the Year Award Â
QB Brett Rypien
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award
Davey O'Brien Award
Wuerffel Trophy
Unitas Golden Arm Award
Manning Award
CB/KR/PR Avery Williams
Paul Hornung Award
Players Mentioned
TE
/ Football
CB
/ Football
NT
/ Football
MLB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
S
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ FootballRB Dylan Riley - Postgame Press Conference vs. Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
Saturday, September 20
HC Spencer Danielson - Postgame Press Conference vs. Air Force (Sept. 20, 2025)
Saturday, September 20
FB | Boise State Highlights at Air Force
Saturday, September 20
FB | Erik Chinander Week 4 Press Conference
Monday, September 15
