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Tom left Dallas for Omaha and found the perfect newspaper match as well as his future wife. 

UNLV head coach Dan Mullen added another school to his slate of quick turn-around jobs this season as the Rebels won 10 games and tied for the Mountain West Conference regular-season title. For guiding UNLV to a 10-win season again and another berth in the conference championship game, Mullen earned the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach Award presented by Chris Doering Mortgage and awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.

Two freshman players who helped take their teams into the College Football Playoff and another who became one of his team’s most versatile young stars are the trio who make up the 2025 Freshman Offense, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Year presented by Chris Doering Mortgage and awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.

The Miami Herald's Susan Miller Degnan sat in the press box of the BCS championship game, Miami, Fla. vs. Ohio State at the Fiesta Bowl, on Jan.3, 2003, on the precipice of the Hurricanes winning their second straight national championship. The Canes were riding a 34-game winning streak, a fact that was not lost on the Herald beat writer who had covered every one of those games.

Two true freshman starters from Miami who will play in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game, an Ohio State backfield duo and seven other players who were members of this year’s playoff field highlight the 32-man roster of the 2025 Freshman All-America Team presented by Chris Doering Mortgage and awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.

Auburn kicker Alex McPherson is the 24th annual recipient of the Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. McPherson overcame Crohn’s disease to become one of the nation’s most proficient kickers, returning to form after a nearly two-year battle that featured multiple different diagnoses and treatment plans that eventually allowed him to build back up strength and play football again.

The Hurricanes are back in the spotlight after a long absence.

Mr. College Football looks at the great stories of this year's CFP Semifinalists

FWAA columnists pit their brains against each other in picking the CFP Champion on Jan. 19 in Miami.

The 2025 Football Writers Association of America All-America Team presented in partnership with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic has two repeat All-Americans and 23 players on teams competing in the College Football Playoff at the front of players from 33 different schools. Players from the Big Ten and SEC make up 32 – more than half – of the 54-member team with nine of the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences represented plus an Independent.

Chuck Neinas (1932-2025): The visionary college athletics administrator held leadership roles with the Big Eight Conference, Big 12 Conference, College Football Association (CFA), and the NCAA, passed away today at 93.

Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea has been selected as the 2025 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year after leading the Commodores to the most wins in program history for both a single season and conference play. Vanderbilt was a part of the national discussion throughout the season as it defeated four then-Top 25 opponents along the way, equaling the most ranked wins by the program from its previous 16 seasons combined. The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is presented by the Football Writers Association of America and the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano was named the recipient of the 80th Outland Trophy on tonight during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. The Outland Trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s best college interior lineman on offense or defense. Fano is Utah’s first Outland Trophy winner.

FWAA columnist Mark Blaudschun takes a look at some of the candidates for the 2025 FWAA's Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award sponsored by the

Allstate Sugar Bowl. Finalists are announced on Tuesday and the ballot goes out to our membership for a vote. The Eddie winner is announced Dec. 16.

The Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced 12 finalists for the 2025 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Tuesday. The FWAA's National Coach of the Year will be chosen from among a list that includes last year’s winner, three returning finalists, a total of six prior finalists and six who have been nominated for the first time. Six of the coaches earned conference championships and seven will lead their teams into the College Football Playoff.

The leader of one of college football's top defenses with tackle numbers that place him among the country’s best, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has earned the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player from the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Rodriguez, one of the top defensive playmakers, was honored tonight with the award here at a gala banquet here.

Mr. College Football  reviews the next-to-last  CFP standings.

Alabama is the winner of the Cheez-It Crunch Time Play of the Week for Week 14 for Isaiah Horton's touchdown fourth-quarter fourth-down touchdown catch to push the Crimson Tide past Auburn in the Iron Bowl, as selected by the All-America Commitee of the Football Writers Association of America.

The Vanderbilt Commodores rushed for 314 yards and secured their first 10-win season in school history with a dominating 45-24 win at No. 19 Tennessee. For its first win over Tennessee since 2018, Vanderbilt earned the Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Team of the Week for games the weekend of Nov. 29, as selected by the All-America Committee of the Football Writers Association of America.

Each week during the 2025 season, we will highlight the notable performances of first-year players and head coaches leading up to the selection of our annual Freshman All-America Team and the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award presented by Chris Doering Mortgage.