The sport’s biggest stars will be honored on Friday at the annual College Football Awards event with more than 20 different trophies to hand out over the course of the evening. The Maxwell and Walter Camp awards, both tabbing college football’s player of the year, are just some of the accolades on the line.
Three seniors are up for this year’s Davey O’Brien Award — awarded to the nation’s top quarterback — as Oregon’ Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’ Shedeur Sanders and Miami’ Cam Ward were all named finalists. Ward and Gabriel are both also finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be handed out on Saturday.
Fellow Heisman finalist Ashton Jeanty is up for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the best running back in the country. He’ll compete with North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton and Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson for the honor.
Travis Hunter — who is widely considered the favorite to take home the Heisman Trophy Saturday — is up for both the Camp and Maxwell Awards as well as the honors on both sides of the ball. He’s a finalist for the Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s top defender, along with Ohio State’s Caleb Downs and Penn State’s Abdul Carter. On offense, Hunter is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, which honors the best receiver in college football. Fellow finalists include Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan and San Jose State’s Nick Nash.
How to watch the College Football Awards show
Date: Thursday, Dec. 12 | Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN | Live stream: Fubo (Try for free)
Be sure to check back for the full list of award winners for the 2024 college football season as they are announced below:
| Award | Category | 2024 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Award | Player of the Year | |
| Walter Camp Award | Player of the Year | |
| Home Depot Award | Coach of the Year | |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Best Defensive Back | |
| Davey O’Brien Award | Best Quarterback | Cam Ward, Miami |
| Rimington Award | Best Center | |
| Lou Groza Award | Best Placekicker | |
| Butkus Award | Best Linebacker | Jalon Walker, Georgia |
| Doak Walker Award | Best Running Back | Ashton Jeanty, Boise State |
| Biletnikoff Award | Outstanding Receiver | |
| John Mackey Award | Best Tight End | Tyler Warren, Penn State |
| Outland Trophy | Best Interior Lineman | Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas |
| Ray Guy Award | Best Punter | |
| Bednarik Award | Defensive Player of the Year | Travis Hunter, Colorado |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Burlsworth Trophy | Top Former Walk-On | |
| Disney Spirit Award | Most Inspirational | |
| William V. Campbell Trophy | Academic Heisman | Jalen Milroe, Alabama |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Community Service | |
| Broyles Award | Top Assistant Coach |
