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As college football awards and honors continue to be announced, you will notice that TCU is being very well represented. Last week Tejay Johnson was named a finalist for the Thorpe Award, Andy Dalton was named a finalist for the Unitas Award, and Gary Patterson is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson award. Yesterday it was announced that Andy Dalton is also a finalist for the Manning Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback and Tank Carder was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team.

Andy Dalton Tabbed a Manning Award Finalist

TCU's Andy Dalton has been announced as a finalist for the Manning Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback.

It's the second straight year Dalton has been a finalist for the Manning Award. He is also a 2010 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation's top senior quarterback.

Dalton is the nation's leader in wins by an active quarterback with 41. He has led TCU to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and three straight top-10 rankings. The Horned Frogs are third in the BCS standings.

Dalton, who ranks fifth in the nation with a 167.03 pass efficiency rating, has thrown for a TCU single-season record 26 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He is on pace to set a new Horned Frog mark with a career-best 66.2 completion percentage.

Tank Carder Named AFCA All-American

TCU linebacker Tank Carder has been named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team.

A junior from Sweeny, Texas, Carder is among the TCU leaders with 54 tackles, including 6 1/2 for loss. He has 2 1/2 sacks. Carder is tied for second on the Horned Frogs with five pass breakups while adding an interception and fumble recovery.

Carder is one of the anchors of a Horned Frog defense that leads the nation in total defense (215.4 yards) for a third consecutive season. TCU would become just the third school in NCAA history to lead the nation in total defense in three consecutive years (Toledo, 1969-71; Oklahoma, 1985-87).