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Photo gallery: FWAA Awards Breakfast

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Photos from the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 8 in Atlanta.

Past presidents welcome 2018 FWAA President Stefanie Loh. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Bert McGrane Award winner Steve Wieberg. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Mike Griffith receives the FWAA Beat Writer of the Year Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
FWAA Past President Tony Barnhart presents the FWAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Mike Finn of the ACC. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, who learned on the day of the Awards Breakfast that he will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
FWAA Board Member Malcolm Moran announces Best Writing Contest winners. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Tom Odjakjian of the American Athletic Conference enjoys a light moment during the awards breakfast. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Kaylynn Monroe, 2006 Volney Meece Scholarship winner, tells members how the scholarship helped her. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Mike Finn, winner of the FWAA Lifetime Achievement Award, chats with Past President Ivan Maisel. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The scene at the FWAA Awards Breakfast. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Bert McGrane Award winner Steve Wieberg and his wife, Paula. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Past President Scott Bohls (right) interviews former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Larry Wahl (Orange Bowl) and Virginia linebacker Michah Kaiser (Campbell Award winner). Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former Alabama star Shaun Alexander and FWAA 2018 President Stefanie Loh. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Steve Wieberg (recipient of the 2017 Bert McGrane Award) and 2017 FWAA President Dave Jones. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Mark Blaudschun (FWAA past president), Mike Finn (recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award) and Tony Barnhart (FWAA past president). Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The buffet line at the awards breakfast. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, Doug Vance (CoSIDA), Josh Krulewitz (ESPN) and Charlie Fiss (Cotton Bowl). Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Stefanie Loh of the Seattle Times is the FWAA’s president for 2018. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
David Jones concluded his year as FWAA president at the annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. Photo by Melissa Macatee.

Photo gallery: 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award

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Scenes from the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award presentation banquet and an earlier Nagurski High School Leadership Forum on Dec. 5 in Charlotte, N.C.

2017 Bronko Nagurski Award winner Bradley Chubb of North Carolina State and FWAA president Dave Jones. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart was the keynote speaker at the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award presentation banquet. Photo by Michael Strauss.
The scene at the presentation banquet for the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award, sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Placecard awaiting the arrival of Bronko Nagurski Award winner Bradley Chubb of North Carolina State. Photo by Michael Strauss.
The five finalists for the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award, left to right: Bradley Chubb of North Carolina State, Minkah Fitzpatrick of Alabama, Roquan Smith of Georgia, Josey Jewell of Iowa and Ed Oliver of the University of Houston. Photo by Michael Strauss.
A table setting for the Bronko Nagurski Award Banquet, sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Bradley Chubb of North Carolina State, winner of the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Ed Oliver of the University of Houston, a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award, at the Nagurski High School Leadership Forum. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell, one of five finalists for the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award, at the Nagurski High School Leadership Forum. Photo by Michael Strauss.
The stage is set for the five Bronko Nagurski Award finalists at the Nagurski High School Leadership Forum. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Ross Browner, 1976 winner of the Outland Trophy and this year’s Bronko Nagurski Legends Award winner, shares a laugh at the Nagurski High School Leadership Forum. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Ross Browner, winner of the 1976 Outland Trophy and this year’s winner of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award. Photo by Michael Strauss.
Adam Zucker of CBS Sports was emcee at the presentation banquet for the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Award. Photo by Michael Strauss.

Photo gallery: 2017 Outland Trophy presentation

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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.

Photo gallery: Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet

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These photos were shot at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Alabama’s Cam Robinson received the 2016 Outland Trophy, and former Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer received the Tom Osborne Legacy Award.

Alabama’s Cam Robinson, winner of the 2016 Outland Trophy, addresses the audience at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Former Oklahoma running back Joe Washington stands to acknowledge the crowd after being introduced at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Former Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer, with former Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne, hoists his Tom Osborne Legacy Award during the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Former Oklahoma coaching legend Barry Switzer, winner of the third annual Tom Osborne Legacy Award, listens to a speaker during the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Greg Sharpe, play-by-play announcer for Husker football, served as emcee of the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Seated to the left is former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne. Photo by C41 Photography.
Greg Roberts, the Outland Trophy winner in 1978, sat next to former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Roberts received his Outland Trophy at the banquet. Photo by C41 Photography.
The head table at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Football royalty and fans filled the ballroom for the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Friends and family of 2016 Outland Trophy winner Cam Robinson of Alabama, from left: his girlfriend Jasmine Blair, his sister Charity Robinson and his mother Priscilla Robinson at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Alabama’s Cam Robinson, winner of the 2016 Outland Trophy, stands as the color guard takes its place at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
The color guard enters the ballroom for the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
2016 Outland Trophy winner Cam Robinson of Alabama autographs a mini-helmet while Greg Roberts of Oklahoma, the winner of the trophy in 1978, looks on. Roberts received his Outland Trophy on the same night as Robinson. Photo by C41 Photography.
Former Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer, winner of this year’s Tom Osborne Legacy Award, autographs a football for a fan at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Left to right: Former Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne, former Oklahoma quarterback J.C. Watts, former OU Coach Barry Switzer, 1978 Outland Trophy winner Greg Roberts of OU, 2016 Outland winner Cam Robinson of Alabama, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska, 1971 Outland winner Larry Jacobson of Nebraska and Billy Sims, Oklahoma’s 1978 Heisman winner, gather before the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.
Former coaching rivals Tom Osborne of Nebraska and Barry Switzer of Oklahoma at the Outland Trophy Presentation Banquet on Jan. 11, 2017, in Omaha. Photo by C41 Photography.

Photo gallery: 2017 FWAA Past Presidents Dinner

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Photos from the 2017 FWAA Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.

 

Former FWAA presidents Alan Schmadtke (2005), Tony Barnhart (1998), George Schroeder (2009), Mike Griffith (2007), Dennis Dodd (2006), Mark Blaudschun (1999), Ivan Maisel (1995), Kirk Bohls (2014), Dick Weiss (2004), Chris Dufresne (2013) and Mark Anderson (2016) attended the Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former FWAA President Tony Barnhart (1998), John Sudsbury of the Sugar Bowl and Eddie Robinson III at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock and Joey Johnston of FWAA All-America Selection Committee with the national championship trophy at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Trophy handlers Ray Mallouk (left) and Charley Green brought the national championship trophy to the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Sheila Dufresne, wife of 2013 President Chris Dufresne, and Larry Wahl of the Orange Bowl at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Phil Marwill of the National Football Foundation and Ted Gangi of collegepressbox.com were guests at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Foreground: Dick Weiss, FWAA president in 2004, and his wife, Joni, at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
George Schroeder, FWAA president in 2009, and Steve Hatchell, president and CEO of the National Football Foundation, at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Kirk Bohls, FWAA president in 2014, and FWAA director of special events Margaret Mason at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Matt Sign of the National Football Foundation and Ed Grom of the American Sports Network, sponsor of the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock chats with Jon Solomon, who will be second vice president of the FWAA in 2017, at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Alan Schmadtke, president of the FWAA in 2005, and his wife, Christie, at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Mark Anderson, FWAA president in 2016, and Mike Griffith, president in 2007, at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Joey Johnston of Tampa receives an FWAA commemorative football for service to the All-America Committee at the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 6, 2017, in Tampa. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
National Football Foundation president and CEO Steve Hatchell address members and guests at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner in the Tampa Club on Jan. 6, 2017. Photo by Melissa Macatee.

 

 

Photo gallery: Outland Trophy award on the College Football Awards Show on ESPN

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Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson claimed the 71st Outland Trophy on Dec. 8 The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN from the College Football Hall of Fame.

Two members of the 2016 FWAA All-America first team, Pat Elflein of Ohio State (left) and Myles Garrett of Texas A&M, browse among the exhibits at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
Oklahoma Sooners Dede Westbrook (left)and Baker Mayfield point to each other as they flank the Heisman Trophy. Both were finalists for the Heisman. Westbrook was a first-team wide receiver on the FWAA All-America team, while Mayfield was the second-team quarterback for the second year in a row. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
Fans greet 2016 award candidates and other football celebrities on the red carpet at the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
The Home Deport College Football Awards Show at the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
The wall of college football helmets at the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
Cam Robinson of Alabama poses with his Outland Trophy. (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
Outland Trophy finalist Pat Elflein of Ohio State poses with his family on the red carpet at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show at the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
Exterior of the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
2016 Outland Trophy finalists (left to right): Pat Elflein of Ohio State, Cody O’Connell of Washington State and Cam Robinson of Alabama. (Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images)
The Outland Trophy makes a splash on the big screen at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show at the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
A scene from the spectacle during the College Football Awards Show at the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
Former Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, who died suddenly in December, is remembered during the College Football Awards Show. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson, winner of the 2016 Outland Trophy as the nation’s best interior lineman, is interviewed by ESPN’s Chris Fowler during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

Photo gallery: 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy presentation banquet

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The 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy was awarded to Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen on Dec. 5 at a banquet organized by the Charlotte Touchdown Club in Charlotte, N.C.

Alabama teammates Reuben Foster (left) and Jonathan Allen were among the five finalists for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner Jonathan Allen of Alabama is interviewed by FWAA President Mark Anderson. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
The program for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy banquet. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
Duke coach David Cutcliffe was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy award banquet. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
Chet Moeller of Navy, winner of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award, fields questions at a leadership forum with high school students. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
An Alabama football helmet was a featured decoration at the award banquet. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
Jabrill Peppers of Michigan (left) and Christian Wilkins of Clemson, two of the five finalists for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, enjoy a light moment during a leadership forum with high school students preceding the award banquet. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner Jonathan Allen of Alabama holds his award as he addressed the audience. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner Jonathan Allen with FWAA President Mark Anderson. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
The banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center for the presentation of the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
2016 Bronko Nagurski Legends Award winner Chet Moeller, who played for Navy and was a member of the FWAA’s 1975 All-America Team and a College Football Hall of Famer. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
Table setting for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy award banquet. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
The five finalists for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy assembled on stage. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded annually to the best defensive player in college football by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)
The five finalists for the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy ham it up on stage. (Photo by Michael Strauss, Strauss Studios.)

Photo gallery: Outland Trophy presentation banquet

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These pictures come from the banquet at which Stanford’s Joshua Garnett received his Outland Trophy on Jan. 14 in Omaha.  Randy White, the 1974 winner at Maryland, also received his trophy. Before 1988 winners received only a plaque. Since then Omaha’s Downtown Rotary has sponsored presentation of an Outland Trophy to one of the early winners each year.

Three Outland Trophy winners: Joshua Garnett of Stanford (2015), Larry Jacobson of Nebraska (1971) and Randy White of Maryland (1974). Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
The three finalists for the 2015 Outland Trophy: Spencer Drango of Baylor, Joshua Garnett of Stanford and A’Shawn Robinson of Alabama appear on the big screen at the banquet. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
2015 Outland Trophy winner Joshua Garnett of Stanford and his coach David Shaw. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
2015 Outland Trophy winner Joshua Garnett of Stanford addresses the audience at the presentation banquet. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
2015 Outland Trophy winner Joshua Garnett of Stanford, former Nebraska star Johnny Rogers and 1974 Outland winner Randy White, who received his trophy at the banquet on Jan. 14 in Omaha. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
Images of previous Outland Trophy winners were displayed on the big screen at the presentation banquet. Among them was 1974 winner Randy White of Maryland, who received his trophy this year. From 1946 through 1987, Outland winners received a plaque. Since then Omaha’s Downtown Rotary has sponsored presentation of an Outland Trophy to one of the early winners each year. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
Randy White, who won the 1974 Outland Trophy while at Maryland, addresses the audience at the presentation banquet. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
The Tom Osborne Legacy Award went to Jim Ridlon Sr., a former college and professional football player and the artist who sculpted the Outland Trophy. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
Former Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne talks with Jim Ridlon Sr., the sculptor who created the Outland Trophy and the recipient of this year’s Tom Osborne Legacy Award, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Omaha-Downtown. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
Jim Ridlon Sr., the sculptor of the Outland Trophy, and his wife pose with the Tom Osborne Legacy Award. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
A band provided musical entertainment at the Outland Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee, on Jan. 14 in Omaha. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
The ballroom at the Downtown DoubleTree Hotel in Omaha was packed for the Outland Trophy presentation banquet on Jan. 14. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.
Greg Sharpe, voice of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, was the emcee of the Outland Trophy presentation banquet Jan. 14 in Omaha. Photo provided by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee.

Photo gallery: FWAA Past Presidents Dinner

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Ten former presidents of the FWAA attended the annual Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016, at the Paradise Valley County Club outside Phoenix, Ariz.

The dinner was sponsored by the National Football Foundation and the American Sports Network.

Ten former presidents of the Football Writers Association of America attended the Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, three of the 10 former FWAA presidents who attended the Past Presidents dinner on Jan. 8: George Schroeder, Tom Shatel and Dennis Dodd. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Steve Hatchell, president and CEO of the National Football Foundation, co-host of the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, makes some remarks at the dinner on Jan. 8. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Eddie Robinson III takes a bow a the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8 at the Paradise Valley County Club outside Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right: Phil Marwill of the National Football Foundation, Sheila Dufresne, wife of former FWAA President Chris Dufresne’s, Joni Williamson and Past President Dick Weiss at the Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The tables are set for the FWAA Past President’s Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ed Grom (left) of the American Sports Network, which along with the National Football Foundation sponsored the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, chats with FWAA Board Member Malcolm Moran. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former FWAA President Chris Dufresne signs a football as Margaret Mason (standing) and Dufresne’s wife, Sheila, look on. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Incoming President Mark Anderson (center) shares a moment with Outgoing President Lee Barfknect and Barfknecht’s wife, Sara, at the Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
From Left, Gina Lehe, College Football Playoff Senior Director of Communications, McBride Macatee of the National Football Foundation and Nicki Hancock, wife of College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock, at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, co-hosted by the National Football Foundation and the American Sports Network, was on Jan. 8 at the Paradise Valley Country Club near Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson presents a commemorative football to former President Ivan Maisel, winner of the 2016 Bert McGrane Award at the Past Presidents Dinner. 2015 President Lee Barfknecht (right) looks on. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Incoming First Vice President Dave Jones (left) and FWAA member Herb Gould at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee,
National Football Foundation President and CEO Steve Hatchell, NFF Chief Operating Officer Matt Sign, Nicki Hancock and Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The FWAA Past Presidents Dinner took place on Jan. 8, 2016, at the Paradise Valley Country Club outside Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.

Photo gallery: FWAA Awards Breakfast

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These photos were taken at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11 in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Winners of the 2015 Best Writing Contest as well as the Bert McGrane Award winner were honored, among others.

The FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast took place at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 11, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2015 FWAA President Lee Barfknecht greets member Steve Wieberg, who serves on the CFP Selection Committee, at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2016 FWAA President Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (left) has a few moments with Irv Moss of the Denver Post, the winner of the FWAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The Armed Forces Merit Award was among the honors distributed at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former FWAA President Ivan Maisel (right), winner of the Bert McGrane Award, chatted with friends and family during the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee. FWAA
Chris Dufresne, who recently retired from the Los Angeles Times, received this commemorative football as the 2015 FWAA Beat Writer of the Year. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Chris Dufresne, who recently retired from The Los Angeles Times, speaks to FWAA members after being honored as the 2015 FWAA Beat Writer of the Year. Dufresne served as president of the FWAA in 2013. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated received this commemorative football in recognition of his first-place in the features category of the FWAA’s 2015 Best Writing Contest. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated accepts his first-place award for the feature category in the FWAA’s 2015 Best Writing Contest. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Irv Moss of the Denver Post received this commemorative football in recognition of his Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Irv Moss of the Denver Post, who was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the FWAA. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Past President Tony Barnhart introduced Bert McGrane Award winner Ivan Maisel, another past president. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com, winner of the Bert McGrane Award, sits with his mother at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Tony Barnhart (left) and 2015 FWAA President Lee Barfknecht present the Bert McGrane Award to Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com holds his Bert McGrane Award. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com addresses the membership after receiving the FWAA’s Bert McGrane Award on Jan. 11, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ivan Maisel, winner of the Bert McGrane Award, is joined at the FWAA Awards Breakfast by his wife, mother, other family members and friends. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
2015 FWAA President Lee Barfknecht takes the podium one final time as president during the annual Awards Breakfast. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Lee Barfknecht accepts the Outgoing President’s Plaque at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast no Jan. 11, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Mark Anderson accepts the job as the 2016 FWAA President. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ted Miller of ESPN.com accepted a commemorative football and certificate for first place in the column category of the FWAA’s 2015 Best Writing Contest. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The Armed Forces Merit Award was among the honors handed out at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Executive Director Brant Ringler presents the Armed Forces Merit Award to Bret Robertson, an Army veteran who plays safety for Westminster College in Missouri. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
FWAA member Tim Simmons speaks at the annual Awards Breakfast. Photo by Melissa Macatee. FWAA
2015 FWAA President Lee Barfknecht and his wife, Sara, pose with the CFP national championship trophy at the FWAA’s annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Josh Krulewitz (left) of ESPN, annual sponsor of the FWAA Awards Breakfast, and FWAA member Herb Gould. Photo by Melissa Macatee.