Football Writers Association of America News
FWAA Unveils 2021 Super 11 Award Winners
Three first-time winners and eight previous ones comprise the 13th Super 11 Awards, which the Football Writers Association of America gives out annually to the best performing sports information departments in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The awards announced this week are for the 2021 season. In addition, the FWAA presented a Super 11 Coach of the Year Award to Boston College Coach Jeff Hafley who granted outstanding access to his program during the 2021 season. He is the fourth head coach to win this award, which began with the 2018 season.
Pitt's Green to be honored with 2022 Bronko Nagurski Legends Award
Pitt's Hugh Green, a two-time member of the FWAA All-America Team, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award and will be honored at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet presented by Lending Tree on Dec. 5 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Beamer, Heupel share 2021 Steve Spurrier Award
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Tennessee coach Josh Heupel are the co-winners of the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America and Chris Doering Mortgage.
OKLAHOMA STATE'S OLIVER IS MOST INSPIRATIONAL FRESHMAN
BEAMER, HEUPEL SHARE 2021 STEVE SPURRIER AWARD
Tennessee coach earns second first-year coaching plaudit from FWAA
GEORGIA'S BOWERS IS 2021 FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
TIght end earned second-team FWAA All-America honors playing for national champs
OHIO STATE'S STROUD CAPTURES FRESHMAN BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE AWARD
Dennis Dodd named recipient of 2022 Bert McGrane Award
Veteran sportswriter Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports has been named the recipient of the FWAA’s Bert McGrane Award for 2022, symbolic of the association’s Hall of Fame. He will be honored during the Past Presidents Dinner here tonight.
FWAA NAMES FINALISTS FOR FIRST-YEAR COACH AND FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Three coaches, players up for Steve Spurrier Award and National Freshman of the Year
FWAA NAMES FINALISTS FOR FIRST-YEAR COACH AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Three coaches, players up for Steve Spurrier Award and National Freshman of the Year
CINCINNATI'S FICKELL WINS 2021 EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD
5th-year head coach has undefeated Bearcats vying for a national title
UTAH UTES WIN CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL COURAGE AWARD
2021 FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM UNVEILED
78th annual team is presented by the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
2021 FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM UNVEILED
DALLAS (FWAA) – The 2021 Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team features one of the dynamic playmakers from national champion Georgia, a key linebacker from national runner-up Alabama, the country's third-leading passer and a combined 13 players from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences.
GEORGIA'S DAVIS WINS 76TH OUTLAND TROPHY
THIRTEEN FINALISTS NAMED FOR 2021 EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD
ALABAMA'S ANDERSON WINS 2021 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY
2021 FRESHMAN FOCUS: WEEK 13
Michigan is Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week
For advancing to the Big Ten Championship Game for the first time the Wolverines are the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 27, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.