Scenes from the 2017 Outland Trophy presentation at the College Football Awards Show in Atlanta.
Ed Oliver of the University of Houston is interviewed by ESPN’s Chris Fowler after receiving the 2017 Outland Trophy at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The stage is set for 2017 Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of the University of Houston at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The auditorium at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Ed Oliver of the University of Houston accepts congratulations from members of the audience after being named the 2017 winner of the Outland Trophy at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The BYU Cougar and the Oregon Duck entertained the audience at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Tracy Rocker, the 1988 Outland Trophy winner from Auburn, presented the 2017 award. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Greg Sharpe, play-by-play announcer of Nebraska football; FWAA executive director Steve Richardson; Margaret Mason, FWAA director of special events; Bob Mancuso Jr. of the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, and Ted Gangi of Collegepressbox.com, at a College Football Awards reception at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Dec. 6, 2017. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The wall of college football helmets at the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, site of the College Football Awards Show in Atlanta. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Scott Frost, who was named the Home Depot Coach of the Year for leading the University of Central Florida to an unbeaten season, at the College Football Awards Show. Frost has agreed to become head coach at his alma mater, Nebraska. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Greg Sharpe, play-by-play announcer for Nebraska football, and Bob Mancuso Jr. of the Greater Omaha Sports Committee at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Baker Mayfield, the FWAA’s first-team All-America quarterback, speaks with ESPN’s Chris Fowler after receiving the Maxwell Award at the College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The scene in downtown Atlanta, site of College Football Awards Show. Photo by Andy Crawford.
The finalists for the 2017 Outland Trophy, left to right: Quenton Nelson of Notre Dame, Orlando Brown of Oklahoma and Ed Oliver of the University of Houston. Photo by Andy Crawford.
Margaret Mason, FWAA director of special events; Ted Gangi of Collegepressbox.com; FWAA executive director Steve Richardson; Nebraska play-by-play football announcer Greg Sharpe, and Bob Mancuso Jr. of the Greater Omaha Sports Committee. Photo by Andy Crawford.
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