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The Home Depot College Football Awards Show will get underway on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN, with some of the best college football players and players being honored for their exemplary work throughout the 2017 season. A pair of Oklahoma Sooners — quarterback Baker Mayfield and offensive tackle Orlando Brown — are hoping to hear their names called. Mark Andrews, who was announced as the winner of the John Mackey Award on Wednesday, has also been in Atlanta this week.
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— Laura Rutledge (@LauraMRutledge) December 7, 2017
“I’m incredibly honored and humbled.”@Mandrews_81 on being the first in a great line of #Sooners TEs to win the @JohnMackeyAward
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 6, 2017
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Tonight.#CFBAwards at 6pm CT on @espn. #BoomerSooner
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 7, 2017
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How to Watch
- Time: 6 p.m. CT
- Location: College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: WatchESPN
Unsurprisingly, Baker Mayfield is a finalist for both the Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Awards, which are given to college football’s most outstanding quarterback and player, respectively. Joining Mayfield as an O’Brien finalist are Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph — both of whom lost to Mayfield’s team during the regular season.
The other two finalists for the Maxwell Award are Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and Stanford running back Bryce Love. Barkley, who was considered by many to be the frontrunner for the Heisman midway through the season, picked up 1,724 yards (1,134 rushing, 594 receiving) from scrimmage in the regular season. Love rushed for 1,973 yards on 237 attempts (8.3 yards per carry) despite being hampered my a nagging high-ankle sprain throughout much of the season.
Orlando Brown is in his home city as a finalist for the Outland Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman. He’s joined by Notre Dame offensive tackle Quenton Nelson and Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver. Many, including ESPN’s Ryan McGee, have predicted that Brown will take home the award.
Here’s the list of tonight’s finalists for each top honor:
Bednarik Award
Bradley Chubb, N.C. State
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Roquan Smith, Georgia
Biletnikoff Award
Michael Gallup, Colorado State
David Sills V, West Virginia
James Washington, Oklahoma State
Lou Groza Award
Daniel Carlson, Auburn
Dominik Eberle, Utah State
Matt Gay, Utah
Ray Guy Award
Michael Dickson, Texas
JK Scott, Alabama
Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
Maxwell Award
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Bryce Love, Stanford
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Davey O’Brien Award
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Outland Trophy
Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
Ed Oliver, Houston
Jim Thorpe Award
DeShon Elliott, Texas
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Josh Jackson, Iowa
Doak Walker Award
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Bryce Love, Stanford
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
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