Key Links and Overview
(Links to be added as content becomes available Dec. 4-5)
The
65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The annual celebration will provide the stage for the induction of the
2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class; the presentation of the
2023 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments®; and the bestowing of the
34th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.
Link to Watch Dec. 5 (9 a.m. PT) Press Conference on ESPN+ (Afterwards, visit the
NFF YouTube Channel for clips.)
Link to Watch Dec. 5 (7 p.m. PT) NFF Annual Awards Dinner on ESPN+ (Afterwards, visit the
NFF YouTube Channel for clips.)
Link to photos from NFF Annual Awards Press Conference
Link to real-time photos from the 65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner
Link to additional photos from the 65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner
Click here for NFF Logos for use in broadcasts and in online and print articles.
See below for links to video clips of the individual honorees.
NFF Annual Awards Press Conference
Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. PT
A press conference featuring the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class will take place at 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 5 in the Bristlecone Ballroom (9 & 10) on the Convention Center West Wing - Level 1 at the ARIA Resort & Casino. The press conference will also include the announcement of the 2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
Credentials
To attend the press conference, request a credential by emailing
news@footballfoundation.com.
Press Conference Photos
Still photos from the press conference will be available in a Dropbox accessible
via this link (please credit all photos in this folder to the National Football Foundation/Melissa Macatee).
Press Conference Video
The press conference will be streamed live on
ESPN+. The NFF will post clips from the press conference; one-on-one interviews (when available); and clips of the inductees receiving their Hall of Fame plaques at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner as they become available throughout the day on Dec. 5. See below.
Though they will not take part in the press conference, the NFF will also be conducting and posting below one-on-one interviews with the 2023 Campbell Trophy® Finalists/NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. See below.
NOTE:
Permission to use this footage is granted for "news purposes only" during the customary seven-day window, and the National Football Foundation should be credited for the footage if possible.
65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas
Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. PT
The NFF Annual Awards Dinner will be streamed live Dec. 5 on
ESPN+ from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
NFF Annual Awards Dinner Photos
Photos from the Dinner Ceremony will be immediately and continuously added to a PhotoShelter Gallery, accessible during and after the event
via this link. Please credit all photos in this folder to the "National Football Foundation/Josh Hawkins." Other photos from the event will be available in a Dropbox accessible
via this link following the Dinner (please credit all photos in this folder to the National Football Foundation/Melissa Macatee). Media outlets looking for a specific photo not in the PhotoShelter Gallery or Dropbox may send an email to
news@footballfoundation.com.
NFF Annual Awards Dinner Video
The 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas will be streamed live on
ESPN+. Certain video segments of the ceremony will be clipped and links provided by Catapult Sports will be posted below.
NOTE: Permission to use this footage is granted for "news purposes only" during the customary seven-day window, and the National Football Foundation should be credited for the footage if possible.
2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class
Interviews, Plaque Presentations & Video from Dinner
Other NFF Annual Awards Dinner Videos
Eric Berry – DB, Tennessee (2007-09)
Michael Bishop – QB, Kansas State (1997-98)
Reggie Bush – RB, Southern California (2003-05)
Dwight Freeney – DE, Syracuse (1998-2001)
Robert Gallery – OT, Iowa (2000-03)
LaMichael James – RB, Oregon (2009-11)
Derrick Johnson – LB, Texas (2001-04)
Bill Kollar – DT, Montana State (1971-73)
Luke Kuechly – LB, Boston College (2009-11)
Jeremy Maclin – WR/KR, Missouri (2007-08)
Terance Mathis – WR, New Mexico (1985-87, 1989)
Bryant McKinnie – OT, Miami [FL] (2000-01)
Corey Moore – DL, Virginia Tech (1997-99)
Michael Stonebreaker – LB, Notre Dame (1986, 1988, 1990)
Tim Tebow – QB, Florida (2006-09)
Troy Vincent – DB, Wisconsin (1988-91)
Brian Westbrook – RB, Villanova (1997-98, 2000-01)
DeAngelo Williams – RB, Memphis (2002-05)
Monte Cater – Lakeland [WI] (1981-86), Shepherd [WV] (1987-2017)
Paul Johnson –Georgia Southern (1997-2001), Navy (2002-07), Georgia Tech (2008-18)
Roy Kramer – Central Michigan (1967-77)
Mark Richt –Georgia (2001-15), Miami [FL] (2016-18)
2023 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented By Fidelity Investments® & Finalists for the Campbell Trophy®
Interviews & Video from Dinner
NFF Annual Awards Dinner Videos
Cooper Beebe, OL – Kansas State (3.84 GPA - Social Studies Education)
JD Bertrand, LB – Notre Dame (3.62 GPA - Marketing)
DeWayne Carter, DT – Duke (3.47 GPA - Psychology)
Loobert Denelus, DE – Benedict [SC] (3.96 GPA - Psychology)
Jacob Dobbs, LB – Holy Cross (3.76 GPA - Economics & Religious Studies)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT – Penn State (3.45 GPA - Supply Chain & Info Systems)
Zach Frazier, C – West Virginia (3.88 GPA - Sport Management)
Owen Grover, LB – Wartburg [IA] (3.99 GPA - Biology)
Leo Lowin, LB – Army West Point (3.92 GPA - Engineering Management)
- One-on-One Interview (Unable to attend because of Army-Navy Game)
Ladd McConkey, WR – Georgia (3.85 GPA - Finance)
Bo Nix, QB – Oregon (3.62 GPA - Communications)
Davius Richard, QB – North Carolina Central (3.59 GPA - Business Administration)
Luke Schuermann, DE – Johns Hopkins [MD] (3.61 GPA - Mechanical Engineering)
Taulia Tagovailoa, QB – Maryland (3.61 GPA - Family Science)
Liam Thompson, QB – Wabash [IN] (3.87 GPA - Rhetoric)
Zak Zinter, OL – Michigan (3.53 GPA - Sport Management)
- One-on-One Interview (Unable to attend because of an injury)
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