15 Finalists Vie for National Football Foundation’s Draddy Trophy

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15 Finalists Vie For National Football Foundation’s Draddy Trophy

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As the 2008 college football season comes to a close, the 15 NFF Draddy Trophy Finalists will head to New York City next week, where each will claim an $18,000 scholarship, while the nation’s top scholar-athlete from among the finalists will be announced as the 19th recipient of the coveted NFF Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth.

The Draddy Trophy is one of college football’s most sought after and competitive awards, recognizing an individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership.

“The Draddy represents excellence in all aspects of one’s life,” said NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. “Past recipients have gone on to become lawyers, doctors and some of the best players in the NFL. Football truly does build leaders, and this year’s 15 finalists are no exception.”

The announcement will be made between 8:15 – 9 p.m. during the NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria on Tuesday, December 9.

What If the Heisman Trophy Actually Went to College Football’s Most Outstanding Player?

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What If The Heisman Trophy Actually Went to College Football’s Most Outstanding Player?

Let’s pretend, for a moment, that we live in an alternate reality. Up is down, black is white, Isiah Thomas could successfully run a child’s lemonade stand without the lemons demanding a trade (or the sugar suing for sexual harassment), Notre Dame is a football school.

And the Heisman Trophy goes to the best player in football.

Radical, ain’t it?

Ostensibly, the trophy is awarded to the “most outstanding player in college football,” in the words of the Heisman’s official site. In reality, its selection has become one of sports’ unwritten rules, annually ending up in the hands of the best quarterback or running back on a highly ranked team. So, somewhere in the rush to drool over counting stats, what should be college football’s answer to the best actor Oscar, has become the equivalent of the biggest popcorn movie star.

(The award itself is named after former Georgia Tech coach John Heisman, but we suggest a more apt name would be the Weis, awarded to the player who’s on television and talked about the most without great attention to his actual level of ability).

Quarterbacks Dominate Top 10 Finalists for NCAA Division III Gagliardi Trophy

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Quarterbacks Dominate Top 10 Finalists for NCAA Division III Gagliardi Trophy

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Nine quarterbacks and one running back are finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, awarded each year to honor the outstanding NCAA Division III football player. Sponsored by Jostens and the Saint John’s University, Minnesota, J-Club, the Gagliardi Trophy recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service.

The winner of the Gagliardi Trophy is selected by a national selection committee comprised of coaches, sports writers, community leaders and former Division III student-athletes enshrined in the National Collegiate Football Hall of Fame. This will be the second year fans will be able to rank the 10 finalists and cast an electronic ballot that collectively will be added to the 35 votes of the national selection committee. Ballots may be cast immediately through 12:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, December 9 at http://www.d3football.com. Fans may only vote one time.

The trophy is named for Saint John’s University head football coach John Gagliardi, the first active head coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2006) and the winningest coach in college football history with a record of 461-125-11 (.781). Gagliardi set the all-time win record on November 8, 2003.