Georgia State quarterback Cornelious Brown IV received two honors today after he passed for a career-high 372 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Panthers come-from-behind 30-24 victory over Georgia Southern. Brown is one of eight quarterbacks named Manning Award Stars of the Week by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and he was recognized as one of the "Fresh Four" freshman standouts of the week by the Football Writers Association of America.

Panther fans can now vote for Brown as the Manning Award's Top Performance of the Week:
 
The redshirt freshman signal caller directed the Panthers to 17 straight points in the fourth quarter to rally Georgia State from a 24-13 deficit over the final 12 minutes. The victory clinched a winning regular season and gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead in the series with their in-state rival.

Brown went 8-for-9 for 126 yards on the two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. With Georgia State trailing 24-13, he directed an 8-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, followed by a 10-play, 69-yard drive that was capped by his 1-yard plunge on third-and-goal. Then he hit Sam Pinckney for the 2-point conversion pass to give Georgia State a 27-24 lead with just 2:54 left in the game.

Over the last two games, Brown has passed for 706 yards on 47 completions in wins over South Alabama and Georgia Southern. He completed his last 10 passes vs. South Alabama and first three vs. Georgia Southern. Thirteen straight completions is the second-longest streak in program history.

The Birmingham, Ala., native leads the Sun Belt in passing (227.3 ypg) and is second in total offense (256.3 ypg) and points responsible for (14.2 ppg) and third in rushing touchdowns (7). His seven rushing touchdowns are the most ever by a GSU quarterback.