FWAA members and guests gathered for the organization’s Annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 13 at the New Orleans Sheraton, before moving on to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the College Football Playoff championship game. Here are some scenes from the breakfast.
2020 Bert McGrane Award winner Wally Hall (center) is flanked for 2009 FWAA President George Schroeder and Hall’s wife, Monica, on the left and Kevin Trainor of the University of Arkansas and Charlie Fiss of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on the right. Wally was the FWAA’s president in 2003. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Derek Volner of ESPN, which sponsored the Awards Breakfast, welcomes members and guests. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2019 FWAA President Matt Fortuna presided over the annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Wright Waters of the Football Bowl Association and Paul Hoolahan of the Allstate Sugar Bowl received FWAA Lifetime Achievement Awards. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The program for the Awards Breakfast. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Part of the audience at the FWAA’s Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Ken Mather of the Mid-American Conference, Scott Leightman of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Charlie Fiss of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Lenny Vangilder of Crescent City Sports and 2008 FWAA President Ron Higgins. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The FWAA/Shaun Alexander Freshman Team and Freshman of the Year group. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Mike Griffith announced the FWAA/Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America Team. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Brett McMurphy, winner of the FWAA’s Beat Writer of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Paul Hoolahan of the Allstate Sugar Bowl (right) receives a commemorative football signifying his FWAA Lifetime Achievement Award from FWAA member Ted Lewis. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Past president Ivan Maisel (left) presents a commemorative football signifying the FWAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Wright Waters of the Football Bowl Association. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Matt Sign and Steve Hatchell of the National Football Foundation. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Oliver Luck, CEO and commissioner of the XFL and Rob Carolla, director of communications and media relations for the new league’s Dallas Renegades. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2018 Bert McGrane Award winner Steve Weiberg, Steve Hatchell of the National Football Foundation and 2006 FWAA President Dennis Dodd. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2007 FWAA President Mike Griffith and former Georgia All-American and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The Fifth Down 