Finalists Announced for The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards

Finalists Announced for The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards

Show Live from Disney’s BoardWalk on Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN; ESPNU to Air Red Carpet Special Before and After Awards

Finalists for The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards – live on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN – have been announced. Running back Mark Ingram of Alabama and quarterbacks Colt McCoy of Texas and Tim Tebow of Florida highlight the list of outstanding student-athletes in contention.

The show, hosted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit, with Mike Gleason as theatre announcer, 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 ESPNU College Football Awards Red Carpet Show, hosted by Cara Capuano, Tom Luginbill, Lowell Galindo and Jenn Brown, will air at 6 p.m. on ESPNU and after the show at 9 p.m.

The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards will feature the live presentation of nine player awards, along with the recipients of Disney’s Spirit Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contributions to College Football Award; and student-athletes

selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team.

Fans can visit the show’s dedicated Web site at www.espncollegefootballawards.com to find the latest college football awards news, including show details, previous winners, fan voting, a photo gallery and video highlights.

THE HOME DEPOT ESPNU COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS FINALISTS – (listed alphabetically)

Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player)
Terrence Cody, Alabama
Brandon Spikes, Florida
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Biletnikoff Award (best receiver)
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Golden Tate, Notre Dame

Lou Groza Award (best kicker)
Kai Forbath, UCLA
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
Blair Walsh, Georgia Ray Guy Award (best punter)
Drew Butler, Georgia
Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
Chas Henry, Florida

Maxwell Award (best all-around player)
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tim Tebow, Florida* Davey O’Brien Award (best quarterback)
Case Keenum, Houston
Colt McCoy, Texas
Tim Tebow, Florida
Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)
Mike Iupati, Idaho
Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back)
Eric Berry, Tennessee
Joe Haden, Florida
Earl Thomas, Texas

Doak Walker Award (best running back)
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Mark Ingram, Alabama
C.J. Spiller, Clemson

*2008 award winner