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Former LHS Student-Athlete Listed on Pre-Season Manning Award Watch List!

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – As Fall sports finally take flight another Loveland Tiger is being recognized for their outstanding athletic abilities! On July 30th, The Allstate Sugar Bowl announced that Loveland High School 2016 graduate and stand-out student-athlete, Drew Plitt, would be placed on the preseason Manning Award Watch List, which is the ONLY quarterback award that takes the recipient’s bowl performances into consideration before the winner is selected.

The Manning Award was created to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning. The prestigious watch list includes 30 of the top quarterbacks in the United States going into the 2020 season. The winner will be chosen by national media and each of the Mannings after the bowls have concluded and will be announced after the College Football Playoff National Championship. Plitt is one of two MAC quarterbacks on the Manning Watch List this year.

In a near blizzard, Drew Plitt quarterbacked the Loveland Tigers to a 41 – 23 win over Glenville at Canton’s Fawcett Stadium to win the Div II State Championship in 2013. The temperature was 28 degrees, the wind was 5-10 mph, and a steady snow kept plows busy clearing the Canton Fawcett Stadium yard lines throughout the game. Dec. 6, 2013.

Here is the list of the preseason 2020 Manning Watch List recipients:

2020 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST (2019 STATS)

Name, Cl., School	Cmp-Att	Pct.	Yards	TDs	INT	QBR	Rushing
Jack Abraham, Jr., Southern Miss	275-405	.679	3,496	19	15	64.1	6 TDs
Holton Ahlers, Jr., East Carolina	264-442	.597	3,387	21	10	57.8	359 yds, 6 TDs
Ian Book, Sr., Notre Dame	240-399	.602	3,034	34	6	76.3	546 yds, 4 TDs
Charlie Brewer, Sr., Baylor	251-389	.645	3,161	21	7	69.2	344 yds, 11 TDs
Shane Buechele, Sr., SMU	307-490	.627	3,929	34	10	72.5	105 yds, 2 TDs
Sean Clifford, Jr., Penn State	189-319	.592	2,654	23	7	76.8	402 yds, 5 TDs
Jack Coan, Sr., Wisconsin	236-339	.696	2,727	18	5	82.0	4 TDs
Dustin Crum, Sr., Kent State	216-312	.692	2,622	20	2	73.7	707 yds, 6 TDs
Micale Cunningham, Jr., Louisville	112-179	.626	2,065	22	5	83.9	482 yds, 6 TDs
Jayden Daniels, So., Arizona State	205-338	.607	2,943	17	2	64.4	355 yds, 3 TDs
Sam Ehlinger, Sr., Texas	296-454	.652	3,663	32	10	77.6	663 yds, 7 TDs
Justin Fields, Jr., Ohio State	238-354	.672	3,273	41	3	92.1	484 yds, 10 TDs
Dillon Gabriel, So., UCF	236-398	.593	3,653	29	7	68.0	4 TDs
Sam Howell, So., North Carolina	259-422	.614	3,641	38	7	72.3	NA
Trey Lance, So., North Dakota State	192-287	.669	2,786	28	0	—	1,100 yds, 14 TDs
Trevor Lawrence, Jr., Clemson	268-407	.658	3,665	36	8	87.3	563 yds, 9 TDs
Levi Lewis, Sr., Louisiana	243-378	.643	3,050	26	4	72.5	195 yds, 3 TDs
Kellen Mond, Sr., Texas A&M	258-419	.616	2,897	20	9	73.5	500 yds, 8 TDs
Tanner Morgan, Jr., Minnesota	210-318	.660	3,253	30	7	84.2	NA
Bo Nix, So., Auburn	217-377	.576	2,542	16	6	63.8	313 yds, 7 TDs
Drew Plitt, Sr., Ball State	238-370	.643	2,918	24	7	55.3	171 yds, 5 TDs
Brock Purdy, Jr., Iowa State	312-475	.657	3,982	27	9	71.2	249 yds, 8 TDs
Chris Reynolds, Jr., Charlotte	181-291	.622	2,564	22	11	67.3	767 yds, 6 TDs
Chris Robison, Jr., FAU	291-471	.618	3,701	28	6	58.8	2 TDs
Kedon Slovis, So., USC	282-392	.719	3,502	30	9	81.1	NA
Zac Thomas, Sr., Appalachian State	225-359	.627	2,718	28	6	69.0	440 yds, 7 TDs
Skylar Thompson, Sr. Kansas State	177-297	.596	2,315	12	5	70.2	405 yds, 11 TDs
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Jr., UCLA	216-362	.597	2,701	21	12	56.6	198 yds, 4 TDs
Kyle Trask, Sr., Florida	237-354	.669	2,941	25	7	81.3	4 TDs
Brady White, Sr., Memphis	269-420	.640	4,014	33	11	74.3	4 TDs

Archie Manning couldn’t express enough how excited he is to see what he thinks is a fantastic group of quarterbacks on the Watch List this year.

“Our Watch List is once again an exceptional group of candidates, but every year is a new year and we’ll be watching closely to add the best newcomers to the list after we get things rolling,” Manning said, “I’d also like to thank the Allstate Sugar Bowl for sponsoring this award; it means a lot to the entire Manning family that they include our name in recognizing the best quarterbacks in the country.”

**Bryce, Julie, Marie, Steve, and Drew at Marie’s volleyball Senior night in 2019**

Plitt, son of locals Steve and Julie, is very familiar with the art of playing collegiate sports as his father played baseball at Xavier, his mother played volleyball at Xavier, his brother Bryce also played baseball at Xavier, and his sister Marie plays volleyball at Ball State.

Before Plitt headed to Ball State himself to play football he was a top-notch student-athlete at Loveland High School. Plitt was a member of the National Honor Society all while earning multiple awards in both basketball and football. As a Junior Plitt was Team Captain, MVP, and First-Team All-Conference in basketball. In football, Plitt received All-Conference twice as well as Honorable Mention All-District as a Senior. Plitt helped lead the Loveland Tigers to a 2013 state title and still has the school record for career passing touchdowns (42).

In 2016, Plitt joined the Ball State Football Team as a fourth-string quarterback and made the decision to redshirt his freshman season. As Plitt worked his way up the roster in 2017 he received his first opportunity as a quarterback on October 26th against Toledo. Plitt ended up scoring a touchdown during the 3rd quarter giving him the confidence he needed to perform in his first collegiate start against Eastern Michigan. Plitt exceeded everyone’s expectations throwing a season-high of 169 yards and two touchdowns!

In Plitt’s 2018 season with Ball State, he became the 2nd string quarterback. During the season Plitt had the longest completion for the year coming in at 63 yards against Central Connecticut. Plitt had multiple successful games during the 2018 season earning him MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, the 2018 Ball State Ray Louthen Award (most improved player), and the MAC All-Academic Award.

**Drew Plitt on the basketball court for the Loveland Tigers in 2015**

During Plitt’s Junior year was when he really took on the leadership role at Ball State starting in all 12 games as the quarterback. Not only did Plitt help lead Ball State to be at the top of the MAC in scoring (34.8 points per game) and total offense (463 yards per game) he also led the MAC personally in touchdown passes (24), placed second in passing yards per game (243.2), and ranked fourth in total offense (257.4 yards per game). All of Plitt’s impressive 2019 stats earned him several accolades; the MAC’s West Offensive Player of the Week twice, the 2019 Ball State Co-Offensive Player of the Year, the MAC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week, and the 2019 MAC All-Academic Award. After the completion of the 2019 Ball State Football Season Plitt gained the eighth-place spot on the Cardinals All-Time Passing Chart with 4,356 yards, he tied for “Most Touchdown Passes in One Game” with six touchdown passes against Fordham, and he also holds the fifth-place spot for “Most Passing Yards in a Single Season” with 2,918.

Drew Plitt dives into the end zone for a two-point conversion to tie the game at 28 with 17.5 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter against Zanesville in the 2013 State Div II semifinal. Loveland Magazine writer Ricky Mulvey described it this way, “The Tigers had to make up for lost time, as the missed extra point forced the Tigers to go for two late in the game. That’s when the “Holy Plitt” moment was born. The play was drawn up for Drew Plitt to run to the outside edge and into the end zone. The play appeared to be broken along with the Loveland Tigers when Plitt leaped into the air and across the goal line for the perfect two-point conversion. The game was knotted up at 28-28 and heading for overtime. Loveland eventually won 38-35 in double overtime.” (Photo by David Burig)

Ball State’s 2020-2021 Football Season is bound to be a phenomenal one as the team will have 16 starters returning. Last year the Cardinals battled for the MAC West Division Title winning some very important games against Northern Illinois and MAC Champions Miami. The Ball State coaching staff, team, and spectators have high hopes for Plitt’s Senior season and can only hope that Plitt will help lead them to a 2020 MAC Title!

Here at Loveland Magazine, we want to congratulate Drew Plitt on all his Ball State successes! We can’t wait to see how Plitt’s Senior season with the Cardinals turns out and we hope that he remains on the Manning Watch List through the entire season! If you would like to get information on how you can watch Plitt play football this year click here.

Be sure to follow the Ball State Cardinals Football Team for the latest news @BallStateSports, @BallStateFB, and @BSUCoachNeu. You can also visit the Ball State Football Team’s webpage at https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football.

Stay tuned for the latest Sports 411 with me, Cassie Mattia!

Aug 5, 2020

Drew Plitt to quarterback Ball State

by Cassie Mattia

Jordan Guskey, of the Muncie Star Press, writes about former Loveland High School standout Drew Plitt and how he landed the starting quarterback role for Ball State this season.

Guskey, quotes Plitt, “That was always my goal, to be the guy, and that was how I practiced every day — go out there and play my best and do whatever I can to help the team.”

Read on at the Muncie Star Press…

You can follow Drew’s football success at the Ball State Athletic Page.

Aug 12, 2019

Loveland grad Drew Plitt earns Ray Louthen Award at Ball State

Loveland Graduate Drew Plitt was at Loveland High School on Wednesday to watch the Womens basketball game and his sister Marie help defeat Turpin.

Cleveland, Ohio – Ball State Sophomore quarterback Drew Plitt came away with the Ray Louthen Award. This award, which honors the memory of the former Ball State head football coach (1962-67) and school’s athletics director (1970-81), is bestowed upon the team’s most improved player(s).

Plitt was thrust into the team’s starting quarterback role in late October after an injury sidelined Riley Neal for the rest of the season. Plitt, a native of Loveland, Ohio, threw for a career-high 340 yards and a touchdown at Toledo on Oct. 31. He then led the Cardinals to an exciting 42-41 overtime win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13. Plitt was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after that win thanks to tossing three touchdown passes and completing 80.8 percent (21-of-26) of his pass attempts versus WMU.

Read on at ballstatesports.com…

Dec 13, 2018

MAC awards Drew Plitt Offensive Player of the Week

Drew Plitt (9) playing for the Loveland Tigers in 2013 (Loveland Magazine file photo)

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WEEK TWELVE
FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week: Ball State QB Drew Plitt

Ball State sophomore quarterback Drew Plitt (Loveland, Ohio) threw a career-high three touchdown passes on 21-26 passing for 258 yards in a 42-41 (OT) win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13. Plitt made his second start this season and completed 80.8 percent of his passes (21-of-26), the highest percentage by a Ball State starting quarterback since Keith Wenning completed 81.8 percent (27-of-33) of his passes against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 29, 2013. He notched a personal-best 22-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass in overtime to give the Cardinals a 42-35 lead. (From getsomemaction.com/news)

More of the Plitt File

plitt-throw — **Drew Plitt quarterbacked the Loveland Tigers to a State Div. II Championship in 2013**

2017 (R-Fr.): Started the season as the team’s No. 4 quarterback … forced into action the final five games, with three starts, due to injuries at the quarterback position … made his collegiate debut in relief during the Toledo game on Oct. 26 … scored on a four-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against the Rockets … earned his first collegiate start at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2 … threw for a season-high 169 yards and two touchdowns at EMU … led the Cardinals on a touchdown drive on their second possession at Northern Illinois on Nov. 9.

2016 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters from coach Fred Cranford at Loveland High … team captain and honorable mention all-district as a senior … helped the Tigers win the 2013 state title … owns the school record for career passing touchdowns (42) … completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for more than 1,400 yards and 15 scores as a senior … also ran for three touchdowns in 2015 … two-time all-conference pick … team captain and MVP for the basketball team as well … first team all-conference as a junior … a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Julie Plitt … born Jan. 9, 1998 … one sister and one brother … full name is Steven Andrew Plitt.

This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is of Plitt’s college signing day at Loveland High School. Watch as Athletic Director Julie Renner talks about his accomplishments.

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Nov 20, 2018

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