The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending September 1. Games played on September 2 and 3 will be considered for next week’s awards. Read more
Ed Oliver DE, University of Houston
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifty “players to watch” for its 2018 Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade. Nine players on the 2018 watch list, including 2017 First Teamers Bryce Love (Stanford, running back) and Ed Oliver (Houston, defensive end), have previously earned Walter Camp All-America honors. In all, 41 schools and 11 conferences (including independents) are represented on the list with defending national champion Alabama, Miami (Florida), Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and West Virginia each having two players.
The Walter Camp Foundation has announced a strategic partnership with the NFL Alumni (NFLA) to assist one another in their respective goals and interests. Both organizations are committed to assisting players lead their best lives on and off the field as well as making a positive impact on the community. This partnership also allows both organizations enhance their potentials towards their aligned mission to benefit local children in need.
ESPN college football play-by-play commentator Joe Tessitore will be the master of ceremonies for the 51st Walter Camp National Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 13. Tessitore replaces ESPN colleague John Anderson, who served the last 10 years.
Quarterbacks Jeremiah Briscoe (Sam Houston State) and Chris Streveler (South Dakota) headline the 2017 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-America team.
The Darien Blue Wave, the Class LL state champion and consensus No. 1 team in the state’s high school football season-ending polls, is the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s choice to receive the 2017 Joseph W. Kelly Award. The Kelly Award is presented annually to Connecticut’s top high school football team.
As part of its 51st annual Weekend festivities, the Walter Camp Football Foundation will host its 11th High School “Breakfast of Champions,” presented by Town Fair Tire and NFP Sports, on Saturday, January 13 at The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale. The event starts at 8:30 a.m.
Syracuse University senior wide receiver Ervin Philips (West Haven, CT) has been selected the Walter Camp 2017 Connecticut Player of the Year. The award is presented to the top college football player who is a resident and/or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation membership.
Led by 2017 Player of the Year Baker Mayfield, second-ranked Oklahoma has four players on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Teams, the 128th honored by the organization. The nation’s oldest All-America squad was announced this evening on The Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.
