Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1991, winners of several major college football awards are announced in this live broadcast. At the first event, winners were revealed for seven different awards, marking the first time the award winners were announced on the same day. Over the years, the number of awards has expanded to now include these nine awards: Maxwell Award (most outstanding player), Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player of the year), Biletnikoff Award (most outstanding wide receiver), Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award (most outstanding placekicker), Ray Guy Award (most outstanding punter), Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (best quarterback), Outland Trophy (most outstanding interior lineman), Jim Thorpe Award (most outstanding defensive back), and Doak Walker Award (most outstanding running back). Plus, the John Mackey Award (most outstanding tight end) and the Rimington Award (most outstanding center) have recently been presented during The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. For the program's first two years, ABC telecast the one-hour event live from the College Football Hall of Fame, which was then located near Kings Island, OH. Since 1993, ESPN (1993 - 1997; 2000 - Present) or ESPN2 (1998 & 1999) broadcast the event live on Friday evening for the first year (1993) and on Thursday evenings afterwards. After being held at the College Football Hall of Fame for its first two years (1991 & 1992), this awards program was held at Epcot Center (1993), Disney-MGM Studios (1994-1998), Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (1999) and the Atlantic Dance Hall at the Walt Disney World Resort from 2000 through 2014. In 2015, the COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS moved back to the College Football Hall of Fame, now located at its new home in Atlanta, GA, where it was held every year until the COVID-19 pandemic when it went virtual in January 2021 for the 2020 football season. The event then moved to a virtual format, hosted live from ESPN's Bristol, CT, studios, in 2021, and has been held that way since then.
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THE 2023 HOME DEPOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS premiered on Friay, December 8, 2023 from 7-9pm ET/4-6pm PT on ESPN. Kevin Negandhi and Jen Lada host the two-hour special from ESPN's Bristol, CT, studios, and he is joined by college football analysts Greg McElroy and Sam Acho. NCFAA awards to be announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards include:

Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year): Laiatu Latu, UCLA; Dallas Turner, Alabama; Payton Wilson, NC State

Biletnikoff Award (Outstanding Receiver): Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State; Malik Nabers, LSU; Rome Odunze, Washington

Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award (Outstanding Placekicker) Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH); Jose Pizano, UNLV; Will Reichard, Alabama

Ray Guy Award (Punter of the Year): Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt; Alex Mastromanno, Florida State; Tory Taylor, Iowa

Maxwell Award (Player of the Year): Jayden Daniels, LSU; Bo Nix, Oregon; Michael Penix, Jr., Washington

Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (Best Quarterback): Jayden Daniels, LSU; Bo Nix, Oregon; Michael Penix, Jr., Washington

Outland Trophy (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman): Joe Alt, Notre Dame; Cooper Beebe, Kansas State; T'Vondre Sweat, Texas
Paycom Jim Thorpe Award (Best Defensive Back): Cooper DeJean, Iowa; Malaki Starks, Georgia; Trey Taylor, Air Force

Doak Walker Award (Premier Running Back): Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State; Omarion Hampton, North Carolina; Cody Schrader, Missouri