27 Finalists Announced for The Home Depot College Football Awards
Of the 17 Programs with Finalists: Four Players from Alabama, Two from LSU, Oregon and Stanford
Finalists for The Home Depot College Football Awards – live on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN – were announced today during The Home Depot College Football Awards Nomination Special on ESPNU. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck of Stanford, Kellen Moore of Boise State and Alabama running back Trent Richardson highlight the list of outstanding student-athletes in contention. The 21th annual awards show – hosted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Erin Andrews – will originate from the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney’s BoardWalk at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
THE HOME DEPOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS FINALISTS – (listed alphabetically)
| Chuck Bednarik Award College Defensive Player of the Year |
Dont'a Hightower, Alabama Tyrann Mathieu. LSU Devon Still, Penn State |
| Biletnikoff Award Nation’s Most Outstanding Receiver |
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State* Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Robert Woods, USC |
| Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Nation’s Most Outstanding Placekicker |
Randy Bullock, Texas A&M Dustin Hopkins, Florida State Caleb Sturgis, Florida |
| Ray Guy Award Nation’s Most Outstanding Punter |
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Steven Clark, Auburn Jackson Rice, Oregon |
| Maxwell Award College Player of the Year |
Andrew Luck, Stanford Kellen Moore, Boise State Trent Richardson, Alabama |
| Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Nation’s Best Quarterback |
Robert Griffin III, Baylor Case Keenum, Houston Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| Outland Trophy Nation’s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman |
David DeCastro, Stanford Barrett Jones, Alabama Devon Still, Penn State |
| Jim Thorpe Award Nation’s Most Outstanding Defensive Back |
David Amerson, NC State Mark Barron, Alabama Morris Claiborne, LSU |
| Doak Walker Award Nation’s Most Outstanding Running Back |
Montee Ball, Wisconsin LaMichael James, Oregon* Trent Richardson, Alabama |
*2010 award winner
Additionally, the John Mackey Award (most outstanding tight end) and the Rimington Award (most outstanding center) will be presented during The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. Dwayne Allen of Clemson, Orson Charles of Georgia and Tyler Eifert of Notre Dame were announced as finalists for the John Mackey Award during The Home Depot College Football Awards Nomination Special.
Earlier today, the University of Alabama football team was announced as this year’s recipient of the Disney Sports Spirit Award, given annually to the most inspirational figure or team in college football. Alabama was selected for its extraordinary efforts to help aid and rebuild the western Alabama region following last spring’s devastating tornado. Long snapper Carson Tinker, who lost his girlfriend Ashley Harrison in the storm, will accept the award on behalf of the team at the award show.
2011 The Home Depot College Football Awards Highlights
- The Home Depot College Football Awards Roundtable Special, a discussion about the Heisman finalists and the year in college football, will begin at 5 p.m. on ESPNU on Thursday, Dec. 8
- The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show – hosted by Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi and Dari Nowkhah – will air at 8 p.m. on ESPNU and again after the show at 11 p.m.
- The Home Depot College Football Awards will feature the live presentation of the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contribution to College Football Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award; The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team; the Disney Spirit Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team.
- Viewers can also follow and engage on Twitter using #ESPNCFA for news, information and opinion surrounding this year’s award show.
MEDIA NOTE: Media interested in attending The Home Depot College Football Awards can apply for credentials at www.sportssystems.com/espncfa. Questions concerning credentials should be directed to Elizabeth McCollum at elizabethm@bzapr.com.
National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA)
The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official Web site, www.NCFAA.org.
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Contacts:
Liz McCollum, Brener Zwikel & Associates, elizabethm@bzapr.com
Gracie Blackburn, ESPN Communications, Gracie.Blackburn@espn.com
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