Football Writers Association of America News
Justin Williams' Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Are Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State going to quit each other?
It was a long marriage in Stillwater between Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy: Breaking up is sure hard to do after all these years.
Wilson Alexander's Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: How the Brian Kelly era unraveled at LSU
Wilson Alexander's Steve Ellis FWAA Co-Beat Writer of the Year samples from covering one of college football's biggest stories of 2025.
Justin Williams' Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: James Madison's Quest was to belong in CFP
Where do Cinderellas fit in College Football Playoff? James Madison
aims to prove it belongs.
Wilson Alexander's Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Checking in on Ed Orgeron's future
A meeting with Ed Orgeron on Miami Beach at the News Cafe where his coaching future, finances and his sons coaching at the U were discussed..
Wilson Alexander's Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Why Lane Kiffin chose LSU
How LSU pulled Lane Kiffin out of Ole Miss. ‘It's the best job in America.’
He was advised. First of four stories by Wilson Alexander, 2025 Steve Ellis Co-Beat Wrier of the Year.
Justin Williams' Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: 'Everyone Loves Joey'
Why Joey McGuire was uniquely suited to lead Texas Tech's CFP run. First of four stories by Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year for the 2025 season Justin Williams.
Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writers of the Year for 2025: Wilson Alexander, Justin Williams
Williams, Alexander are the FWAA's best beat writers in 2025
Ciancia named Rising Star Award recipient
Brett Ciancia, the founder and owner of Pick Six Previews, is the seventh winner 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.
3rd And Long: Crossing the red line averted
College football, Texas Tech avoid catastrophe.
3rd And Long: Gambling and the Transfer Portal combine for college football trouble
More storm warnings for college football.
Deadline for FWAA Writing Contest submission of entries extended until June 1
FWAA Writing Contest deadline extended until June 1.
Florida’s Hope Adelson named Volney Meece Scholarship recipient
The Volney Meece Scholarship goes to another deserving student, the daughter of long-time FWAA member Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com.
Super 11 winners for 2025 announced
One first-time winner and 10 previous ones comprise the 17th 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 today are for the 2025 season.
OU's Casillas claims 2026 Bronko Nagurski Legends Award
Tony Casillas received the news a few weeks ago that he had been named the winner of the 2026 Nagurski Legends Award. He was overwhelmed when he opened his mail and read the letter from the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA that he had been selected as the recipient, more than four decades after being named an FWAA All-American with the Sooners in 1984 and '85.
FWAA Accepting Entries for Best Writing Contest: Deadline MAY 1
The FWAA is accepting entries for its Best Writing Contest.
Rising Star applications now being accepted
The FWAA is now taking applcations for the Rising Star Award.
The FWAA is now accepting entries for the 34th Annual Best Writing Contest-MAY 1 DEADLINE
Rules for the current FWAA Best Writing Contest. An earlier deadline has now been imposed than in the past ---MAY 1.
Mr. College Football: A new hope wave in college football, thank you Indiana
On Oct. 10, I was in College Station ,Texas, doing some research for a book about the SEC. It was lunch time so I decided to sit at
the bar of a local watering hole. The next day Texas A&M would host Florida at Kyle Field so everyone in the bar was dressed in their best Aggie gear.
Well, almost everyone.
Shatel collects Bert McGrane Award here in Miami
Tom left Dallas for Omaha and found the perfect newspaper match as well as his future wife.
UNLV's Mullen earns 2025 Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year Award
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.