DALLAS, December 16, 2011 - The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that XOS Digital is providing fans access to a replay of the historic 54th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the newly launched NFF OnDemand website, www.nffondemand.com.
"This is unprecedented. Never before has the NFF been able to provide fans an OnDemand replay of our events and access to our exclusive vault content," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The new NFF OnDemand site allows fans to watch an event when it fits with their schedule, exposing more people than ever to the mission of the NFF and the accomplishments of our honorees. We are extremely grateful to XOS Digital for making this happen."
XOS Digital, a leading provider of digital technologies for collegiate and professional sports organizations, created the new NFF OnDemand website, which also provides fans access to past NFF events, hard-to-find documentaries, classic interviews, and other historical NFF content. In addition to the 54th NFF Annual Awards Dinner, which took place December 6 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City, fans can watch an OnDemand replay of the morning press conference, including interviews with many of the event's honorees.
"This was a great opportunity for XOS to expand its partnership with the NFF and provide access, for the first time ever, to an incredible library of classic content," said Chris McCleary, CEO, XOS Digital. "NFF OnDemand now offers the largest collection of classic sports content in history, and we are proud to be providing this service."
The 54th NFF Annual Awards Dinner featured the induction of the College Football Hall of Fame Class; the awarding of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments; the announcement of Army LB Andrew Rodriguez as the winner of the 22nd William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth; and the bestowing of the NFF Major Awards. The honorees included:
The 2011 College Football Hall of Fame Class: Carlos Alvarez (Florida), Doug English (Texas), Bill Enyart (Oregon State), Eddie George (Ohio State), Marty Lyons (Alabama), Russell Maryland (Miami), Deion Sanders (Florida State), Jake Scott (Georgia), Will Shields (Nebraska), the late Sandy Stephens (Minnesota), Darryl Talley (West Virginia), Clendon Thomas (Oklahoma), Rob Waldrop (Arizona), Gene Washington (Michigan State) and coaches Lloyd Carr (Michigan) and Fisher DeBerry (Air Force).
The 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and Campbell Trophy Finalists: - Drew Butler (Georgia), Kirk Cousins (Michigan State), Micah Davis (Delta State, Miss.), John Dowd (Navy), Yaser Elqutub (Northwestern State), Chris Ganious (South Dakota), Clay Garcia (Colorado School of Mines), Chandler Harnish (Northern Illinois), Tysyn Hartman (Kansas State), Chaz Hine (South Florida), Joe Holland (Purdue), Jared Karstetter (Washington State), Andrew Rodriguez (Army), Ryan Tannehill (Texas A&M), Patrick Witt (Yale), Michael Zweifel (Dubuque, Iowa).
2011 NFF Major Award Winners: Robert M. Gates, the Gold Medal; Archie Roberts, Distinguished American Award; Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger, co-recipients of the Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award; Ted Ruta, Outstanding Football Official Award; and Woody Durham, Chris Schenkel Award.
Nationally acclaimed ESPN studio host Rece Davis emceed the dinner ceremony while longtime Texas sports information director Bill Little moderated the morning press conference. Presenters at the dinner included Gene Corrigan, Jerry Jones, Jack Ford, Archie Griffin, Jon F. Hanson, Steve Hatchell, Archie Manning, T. Boone Pickens, Donna Shalala, Grant Teaff, and George Weiss. Daniel Rodriguez sang "God Bless America."
To help viewers find specific moments, here is an approximate timeline of the events.
54th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Timeline
(All Times Eastern and Approximate)
- 6:45 p.m. - Grand March, Introductions, National Anthem and In Memoriam
- 7:30 p.m. - Dinner Break
- 8:10 p.m. - Introduction of the college coaches in attendance
- 8:18 p.m. - Chris Schenkel Award to Woody Durham
- 8:19 p.m. - Outstanding Football Official Award to Ted Ruta
- 8:20 p.m. - Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award to co-recipients Verne Lundquist and Brent Musburger
- 8:27 p.m. - The NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments
- 8:58 p.m. - The 22nd William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth
- 9:03 p.m. - The NFF Legacy Award to Sun Belt Commissioner Wright Waters
- 9:05 p.m. - The Distinguished American Award to Dr. Archie Roberts
- 9:09 p.m. - The NFF Gold Medal to former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
- 9:15 p.m. - The 2011 College Football Hall of Fame Class
- 9:50 p.m. - Hall of Fame Ring Ceremony
- 9:55 p.m. - Closing Remarks and God Bless America
NFF Annual Awards Press Conference Timeline
(All Times Eastern)
- 9:00 a.m. - Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist Announcement
- 9:15 a.m. - Break
- 9:30 a.m. - Hall of Fame Class, Robert M. Gates, and Dr. Archie Roberts.
- 10: 20 a.m. - Break for one-on-one interviews
- 10:45 a.m. - NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments
- 11:15 a.m. - Break for one-on-one interviews
