The 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by ETT will take place December 10, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. The annual celebration provides the stage for the induction of the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT; the presentation of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments; and the bestowing of the 30th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.

On Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, the NFF will be conducting interviews with members of the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT, as well as the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments/Finalists for the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda. Once completed, these videos will be distributed to the media via WeTransfer links. Once the interviews become available, the link below for that honoree's name will become active.

NOTE: Permission to use this footage is granted for "news purposes only" during the customary 48-hour window, and the National Football Foundation should be credited for the footage if possible. While the NFF's goal is to interview all honorees, it can not guarantee this will happen nor can it say exactly when each interview will become available.
 

2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT - Interviews

Terrell Buckley (Florida State)	Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (Notre Dame)	Lorenzo White (Michigan State)
Rickey Dixon Jr. representing his father Rickey Dixon (Oklahoma)	Darren McFadden (Arkansas)	Patrick Willis (Ole Miss)
London Fletcher (John Carroll [OH])	Jake Plummer (Arizona State)	Vince Young (Texas)
Jacob Green (Texas A&M)	Troy Polamalu** (USC)	Coach Dennis Erickson
Torry Holt (NC State)	Joe Thomas (Wisconsin)	Coach Joe Taylor

 

2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented By Fidelity Investments & Finalists for the Campbell Trophy® Presented By Mazda - Interviews

Spencer Blackburn (Eastern Washington)	Justin Herbert (Oregon)	Dante Olson* (Montana)
Rodrigo Blankenship (Georgia)	Adam Holtorf (Kansas State)	Jelani Taylor (Cornell)
Jordan Fuller (Ohio State)	Michael Lohmeier (Carnegie Mellon [PA])	Casey Toohill (Stanford)
Alex Goettl (Minnesota State)	Jordan Mack (Virginia)	Jon Wassink (Western Michigan)

* - was unable to attend
** Arrived too late for one-on-one interviews

Media Access on Dec. 10

A media session with just the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT will take place the morning of Dec. 10 in the Trianon Ballroom (Third Floor) at the New York Hilton Midtown from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. EST. To attend the media access, request a credential by emailing news@footballfoundation.com. Still photos from the morning events will be available in a Dropbox accessible via this link (please credit all photos in this folder to the National Football Foundation/Melissa Macatee).
 

ESPN3 Link and Satellite Coordinates

The Dinner Ceremony from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST can be watched via a livestream on ESPN3 by clicking here. A live-clean HD satellite feed with a 30-minute buffer before and after, courtesy of CBS Newspath, may also be found at Galaxy 16 Transponder 4G; Downlink 11796V; Data Rate 8.912; Symbol Rate 4.0; FEC 3/4. The feed can also be accessed via The Switch at FB-SW TX-01 (also called NORTH N029),25megs ASI. You may also contact your news service to request specific footage. Permission is granted for "news purposes only" during the customary 48-hour window. Satellite Trouble Shooting Contact is Phil Marwill at 917-579-4256.
 

NFF Annual Awards Dinner Photos

Photos from the Dinner ceremony will be immediately added to a Photoshelter Gallery, accessible during and after the event via this link and password "nff2019" (please credit all photos in this folder to the National Football Foundation/Ben Solomon). Media outlets looking for a specific photo not in the the Photoshelter Gallery may send an email to news@footballfoundation.com.