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Photo gallery: FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast

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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)

Photo gallery: 2020 FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Presentation

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The FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, was presented to LSU Coach Ed Orgeron on Jan. 11 in New Orleans. Two days later, his Tigers wrapped up a perfect season by beating Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship game. Here are some scenes from the Coach of the Year Award presentation.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron in a light moment after receiving the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron and Eddie Robinson III exchange a fist bump before the award presentation. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson IV and Eddie Robinson III. In the background between them is 2019 FWAA President Matt Fortuna. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Audience for the presentation of the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Commemorative football. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron’s wife, Kelly, and two of his sons in the audience. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Monique Morial, president of the board of the Sugar Bowl, presenting sponsor of the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson III, grandson of the former Grambling coach, addresses the audience before presenting the Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron casts an eye on the bust of former Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson, namesake of the FWAA’s Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Charie Kirkland, granddaughter of former Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson, and Wilbert Ellis of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum in Grambling, La. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The spread laid out for the FWAA/Eddie Bobinson Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron with the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award and his wife and sons. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Margaret Mason of the FWAA with Eddie Robinson III. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA member Bill Bender, Ken Mather of the Mid-American Conference and Ted Gangi of collegepressbox.com. Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Members attending the award presentation included, left to right, Malcolm Moran, Glenn Guilbeau, 2019 President Matt Fortuna and George Schroeder. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Left to right, 2019 FWAA President Matt Fortuna, Eddie Robinson III, LSU Coach Ed Orgeron, Allstate Sugar Bowl President Monique Morial and Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)

Photo gallery: 2020 Past Presidents Dinner

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Past presidents of the Football Writers Association of America and guests gathered for the annual dinner on Jan. 10 at the Riverside Hilton in New Orleans, leading up to the College Football Playoff championship game three days later. The National Football Foundation has hosted the dinner for the past 10 years. Here are some scenes from the dinner.

Eleven former presidents of the FWAA attended the dinner. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Brian Brantley of the Rose Bowl, sponsor of dinner. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2019 FWAA President Matt Fortuna and Eddie Robinson III. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Welcome to the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
1995 FWAA President Ivan Maisel, 2020 First Vice President Heather Dinich and 1998 President Tony Barnhart. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Dick Weiss, president of the FWAA in 2004, and his wife, Joan Williamson. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2009 FWAA President George Schroeder, Dave Hirsch of the Pac 12 and Phil Marwill of the National Football Foundation. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Wally Hall, president of the FWAA in 2003, and his wife, Monica. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Guests of the FWAA gathered for cocktails before the annual dinner. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2011 President Tommy Hicks and his wife, Julie. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Jim Marchiony and Brett Daniels of the College Football Playoff. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Steve Hatchell of the National Football Foundation,, Bill Hancock of the College Football Playoff and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Doug Kelly of Football Bowl Association and Ted Gangi of collegepressbox.com. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Chris Dufresne, president of the FWAA in 2013, and his wife, Sheila. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Table setting at the Past Presidents Dinner. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)

Photo gallery: Freshman of the Year Award presented to Trevor Lawrence at Clemson spring game

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Former Alabama and NFL running back Shaun Alexander formally presented the inaugural Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Trophy to Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence during Clemson’s spring game on April 6.

Former Alabama and NFL running back Shaun Alexander presents the inaugural Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Trophy to Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The formal presentation occurred at Cloemson’s 2019 spring game. Photo by Shane Sandefur.
Clemson players and coaches come down the ramp into the stadium for the school’s 2019 spring game. Photo by Shane Sandefur.
Former Alabama and NFL running back Shaun Alexander, namesake of the Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Award, signs autographs along the sideline at Clemson’s 2019 spring game. He was there to honor the award’s inaugural recipient, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Photo by Shane Sandefur.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the first winner of the Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Award, drops back to pass in Clemson’s 2019 spring game. Alexander honored Lawrence with the trophy at the game. Photo by Mike Griffith.
FWAA board member Mike Griffith interviews Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the first winner of the Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Award as Alexander, a former Alabama and NFL running back and the namesake of the award, looks on. Photo by Shane Sandefur.
Former Alabama and NFL running back Shaun Alexander is greeted by Clemson coach Dabo Swinney at the school’s 2019 spring game. Alexander was there to formally present the first Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year Trophy to Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Photo by Shane Sandefur.

Photo gallery: Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception for UAB’s Bill Clark

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Photos from the reception for Alabama-Birmingham Coach Bill Clark, winner of the 2018 FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. The reception was on Jan. 5, 2019, at the San Jose Marriott.

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year bust. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award receipient Bill Clark meets the media at reception at San Jose Marriott. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson III (left) confers with UAB’s Bill Clark. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Sugar Bowl President Rod West makes the Eddie Robinson Bust presentation. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson IV (left) and Eddie Robinson III (right) pose with the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Bust. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
( L-R) FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson, Eddie Robinson III, UAB Coach Bill Clark and Sugar Bowl President Rod West. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) Sugar Bowl’s Jeff Hundley, FWAA’s Margaret Mason and FWAA Past President and Bert McGrane recipient Tony Barnhart. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA members Doug Kelly (center) and Mark Purdy (right) along with Kelly’s wife at the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
UAB Athletic Director Mark Ingram and Sugar Bowl President Rod West. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year commemorative football. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2018 Coach of the Year, UAB’s Bill Clark, with Eddie Robinson bust. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson III engages Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan, who will retire in June after a highly successful 20-plus year run at the New Orleans-based bowl. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Crowd at the reception on Jan. 5, 2019 at the San Jose Marriott. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
CoSIDA’s Doug Vance (left) and San Jose State’s Lawrence Fan (right) at the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The College Football Playoff’s Alfred White and the NFF’s Matt Sign enjoy a moment at the reception. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Sugar Bowl COO Jeff Hundley (left) and Conference USA’s Russ Anderson (right). (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The program for the 2018 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)

Photo gallery: FWAA Past Presidents Dinner

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Photos from the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner Hosted by the National Football Foundation at the Silicon Valley Capital Club.

Nine FWAA Past Presidents: Dick Weiss, George Schroeder, Dennis Dodd, Mike Griffith, Stefanie Loh, Ivan Maisel, Chris Dufresne, Mark Blaudschun, Tony Barnhart. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA Past Presidents Dinner Hosted by the National Football Foundation at the Silicon Valley Capital Club. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) College Football 150th Anniversary’s Kevin Weiberg and NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Eddie Robinson III at FWAA Past Presidents’ Dinner. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
CoSIDA’s Doug Vance hangs out with College Football Playoff’s Championship Trophy. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
USA Today’s George Schroeder and CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd check their messages. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) Shaun Alexander, Stef Loh and Ivan Maisel. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA Past Presidents Dinner Sign. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Dinner program. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R): Sugar Bowl’s John Sudsbury and Pac-12’s Dave Hirsch. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) Mark Flynn of Campbell Trophy Summit and Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA Dinner Table. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
FWAA’s Margaret Mason poses with College Football Playoff Championship Trophy. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson, FWAA Past President and McGrane recipient Ivan Maisel and NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) FWAA Board member Malcolm Moran, Sheila Dufresne, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock, FBA’s Doug Kelly, FWAA Past President Chris Dufresne. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)

Photo gallery: FWAA Awards Breakfast

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Photos from the annual FWAA Awards Breakfast on Jan. 7 at the San Jose Marriott.

FWAA Headliners at 2019 Breakfast (L-R): Robert Morris President Chris Howard (Merit Award Recipient); Seattle Times’ Stefanie Loh (Outgoing 2018 FWAA President); CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd (FWAA Co-Beat Writer of the Year); Kansas City Star’s Blair Kerkhoff (2019 Bert McGrane Award Recipient); Shaun Alexander (Namesake for FWAA Freshman of the Year). (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Crowd picture at the 2019 Breakfast. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Signage at the 2019 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) Mark Blaudschun and Chris Dufresne, past FWAA presidents. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
2018 FWAA President Stef Loh and San Jose State Sports Information Director Lawrence Fan. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
((L-R) John McElwain of the Sun Belt Conference, Ken Mather of the Mid-American Conference and Doug Kelley of the Football Bowl Association. Kelly is a current FWAA Board Member. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Three Bert McGrane Award recipients (L-R): Tony Barnhart, Mark Blaudschun, Steve Wieberg. Barnhart and Blaudschun are Past FWAA Presidents as well as current FWAA Board Members. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
The 2019 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast Program. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Ted Gangi of collegepressbox.com admires FWAA Awards. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
(L-R) Malcolm Moran, Robby General, Josh Roller of the IUPUI Journalism Group. Moran is an FWAA Board Member. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Bert McGrane Plaque. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)
Shaun Alexander/FWAA Freshman of the Year hat. (Photo by Melissa Macatee)

Photo gallery: Outland Trophy presentation dinner

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Photos from the Outland Trophy presentation dinner and related events on Jan. 10, 2018, in Omaha, Neb .

Bob Mancuso of the Greater Omaha Sports Committee with 2017 Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of the University of Houston. C41Photography.
Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of the University of Houston enjoys a laugh during his acceptance speech. C41Photography.
Outland winner Ed Oliver takes a question while Bob Mancuso of the Greater Omaha Sports Committee looks on from the podium. The Outland Trophy and the Tom Osborne Legacy Award are in the foreground. C41Photography.
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, winner of the Tom Osborne Legacy Award, takes a question. C41Photography.
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne autograph programs before the Outland Trophy presentation dinner. C41Photography.
The scene at the Outland Trophy presentation dinner. C41Photography.
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden shakes hands with Nebraska’s 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Rodgers, as former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne looks on. C41Photography.
Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne autographs a guitar used to play the national anthem at the Outland Trophy presentation dinner. C41Photography.
2017 Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of Houston with 1971 winner Larry Jacobson of Nebraska. C41Photography.
Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice of Nebraska football, was the emcee at the Outland Trophy presentation dinner. C41Photography.
The audience rises for the national anthem at the Outland Trophy presentation dinner. C41Photography.
Those seated at the head table for the Outland Trophy presentation dinner included Nebraksa athletic director Bill Moos, former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne. C41Photography.

Photo gallery: Past Presidents Dinner

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Photos from the FWAA’s annual Past Presidents Dinner, hosted by the National Football Foundation, on Jan. 5 in Atlanta.

Some of the FWAA’s former leaders who attended the Past Presidents Dinner in Atlanta. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
National Football Foundation President and CEO Steve Hatchell addresses the audience. The NFF sponsored the dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Sign welcoming guests to the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Past President Dennis Dodd, Past President Dick Weiss, John McElwain (Sun Belt Conference) and Larry Wahl (Orange Bowl). Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The scene of the Past Presidents Dinner in Atlanta’s Capital City Club was decorated with a painting of famed Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Seated, Bill Lumpkin, the FWAA’s president in 1993, along with Past President Tim Griffin and Lumpkin’s son, Bill Jr. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock and his wife, Nicki. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Joan Williamson, wife of Past President Dick Weiss. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
First Vice President Matt Fortuna and his wife, Katie. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Eddie Robinson III, Matt Sign of the National Football Foundation and Dennis Adamovich of the College Football Hall of Fame. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Eddie Robinson III autographs a commemorative football. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
A table set for the Past Presidents Dinner at the Capital City Club in Atlanta. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Scott Leightman (Fiesta Bowl), Gina Lehe (College Football Playoff) and Ted Gangi (collegepressbox.com). Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2017 President Dave Jones and his wife, Anna. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Doug Vance (CoSIDA), John Sudsbury (Sugar Bowl), Past President Tony Barnhart, 2017 President Dave Jones and Past President Tim Griffin. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Place setting at the Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.

Photo gallery: Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception

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Photos from the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception on Jan. 6 in Atlanta.

FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Scott Frost. He led UCF to a perfect season and then resigned to become head coach at Nebraska, his alma mater. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Eddie Robinson III and Scott Frost with the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2017 FWAA President Dave Jones welcomes Scott Frost to the podium to receive the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year trophy. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Stanley Cohn (Sugar Bowl), Coach of the Year Scott Frost, 2017 FWAA President Dave Jones and Eddie Robinson III. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The program for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year reception. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Chloe Robinson, great-granddaughter of the award’s namesake, her father Eddie Robinson III and Eddie Robinson IV chat with 2017 FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Scott Frost. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2017 FWAA President Dave Jones. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
(Left) Paul Hoolahan, Sugar Bowl CEO, and Stanley Cohn, President of the Sugar Bowl Committee, pose with the Eddie Robinson bust. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Phil Marwell (NFF), McBride Macatee (NFF), Sheila Dusfresne, Chris Dufresne (FWAA past president) and Ted Gangi (collegepressbox.com).
Left, Ken Mather (Mid-American Conference) and Matt Murschel (Orlando Sentinel)
Right to left, 2017 President Dave Jones and his family, wife Anna and son Nick. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Scott Frost entertains questions from reporters after receiving the FWAA Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Margaret Mason, FWAA director of special events. Photo by Melissa Macatee.