Football Writers Association of America News

Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports is the sixth recipient of the Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, which is presented annually by the Football Writers Association of America. The award is named after Edward Aschoff, the beloved ESPN college football reporter who died on Christmas Eve in 2019 on his 34th birthday from previously undetected Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in his lungs.

The Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Football Writers Association of America, officially announced today Brian Bosworth, college football defensive legend from the University of Oklahoma, as Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet scheduled for Monday, December 8th.

Going to 16 teams includes controversial decision-making

Staying behind in college for another year didn't suit Ewers  

One first-time winner and 10 previous ones comprise the 16th Super 11 Awards, presented annually by the Football Writers Association of America to the best performing College Sports Communicators departments in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The awards announced this week are for the 2024 season.

Mark Blaudschun: The world of college football has evolved tremendously over the past several years--not so much on the field. That continues to provide "the thrill of victory''  and "agony of defeat'' moments. But off the field the sport is barely recognizable from as recently as 10 years ago.

FWAA accepting entries for the 33rd Annual Best Writing Contest sponsored by collegepressbox

Alyssa Weiszer, a senior at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Ga., was named as the 28th winner of the Volney Meece Scholarship.

Dennis Dodd mastered the art of college football story-telling from the press box. Yet when pressed to talk about those accomplishments, Dodd is quick to point out a dubious record.  "Let's see, I've been locked into three stadiums …"  Dodd announced his retirement after 27 years at CBS Sports on Thursday. Dodd will cover the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament. His last day is April 10. Dodd has covered college football for CBS Sports – formerly CBS SportsLine – since 1998.

Mark Blaudschun: It is only March and the College Football Playoff Selection Committee has already made a great decision for the 2025 season. In adding long-time journalists and FWAA members Steve Wieberg and Ivan Maisel to its group, the CFP made its best move--ever. Here's why.

One of the FWAA's more popular awards, the Rising Star Award, honors an up-and-coming journalist in the organization.

The Football Writers Association of America will honor Bob Holt – who died on Dec. 4, 2024 – by putting his name on our annual Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mark Blaudschun: College football just finished one of its most historic seasons, but it was only transitional. What is coming at warp (Google it) speed will be even more historic in changing the face of the sport for decades.

Volney Meece Scholarship Applications

Cal linebacker Ron Rivera has been named the recipient of the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Legends Award and will be honored at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet on Dec.8 at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Entries for the 33nd Annual FWAA ----Best Writing Contest Open

Mark Blaudschun: The 2024 college football season is now part of the history books--and it was an historic season. The main new ingredient was the newly minted 12-team playoff system, which ended on January 20th with Ohio State's 34-23 victory over Notre Dame.  And you know what, it worked.

Longtime FWAA member and 2002 FWAA President Kelly Whiteside has been named the FWAA's 2025 Bert McGrane winner and will be honored at a dinner in Atlanta tonight hosted by the National Football Foundation and presented by the More Family. The event kicks off festivities leading up to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night.

Syracuse head coach Fran Brown inherited an Orange program coming off a losing season and a blowout bowl loss when he took the job prior to season’s end in November, 2023. He has since turned the Orange into a contender, guiding Syracuse to a 10-win season, a record-setting bowl victory at last month’s Holiday Bowl and a signature win over a marquee program to end the regular season. Those accolades, among others, earned Brown 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 took his team to the cusp of the 12-team mix are the trio who make up the 2024 Freshman Offense, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Year presented by Chris Doering Mortgage and awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.