Home Depot College Football Awards

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Home Depot College Football Awards

Updated: December 7, 2012, 10:35 AM ET

Overview
2012 Finalists

The Home Depot College Football Awards are an annual awards show at which many of college football's major awards are handed out. The 2012 Home Depot College Football Awards took place on Dec. 6, 2012. Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Tom Rinaldi and Samantha Steele will hosted the show, which originated from the Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney's Boardwalk at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The awards handed out at the Home Depot College Football Awards are the Maxwell Award (most outstanding player), the Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player of the year), the Biletnikoff Award (most outstanding wide receiver), the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award (most outstanding placekicker), the Ray Guy Award (most outstanding punter), the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (best quarterback), the Outland Trophy (most outstanding interior lineman), the Jim Thorpe Award (most outstanding defensive back) and the Doak Walker Award (most outstanding running back).

Maxwell Award

Collin Klein, Kansas State
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

Biletnikoff Award

Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
Marqise Lee, USC
Terrance Williams, Baylor

Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
Cairo Santos, Tulane
Caleb Sturgis, Florida

Chuck Bednarik Trophy

Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
Jarvis Jones, Georgia
Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award

Collin Klein, Kansas State
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Braxton Miller, Ohio State

Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman)

Barrett Jones, Alabama
Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina

Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back)

Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
Dee Milliner, Alabama
Phillip Thomas, Fresno State

Doak Walker Award (Running Back)

Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Kenjon Barner, Oregon
Johnathan Franklin, UCLA

Ray Guy Award (Punter)

Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
Kyle Christy, Florida
Scott Kovanda, Ball State

John Mackey Award (Tight End)

Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
Zach Ertz, Stanford
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington

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2012 AWARD WINNERS

Maxwell Award Manti Te'o, Notre Dame All Past Winners
Bednarik Trophy Manti Te'o, Notre Dame All Past Winners
Biletnikoff Award Marqise Lee, USC All Past Winners
Lou Groza Award Cairo Santos, Tulane All Past Winners
Davey O'Brien Award Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M All Past Winners
Outland Trophy Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M All Past Winners
Jim Thorpe Award Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State All Past Winners
Doak Walker Award Montee Ball, Wisconsin All Past Winners
Ray Guy Award Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech All Past Winners

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