Here's the release from ESPN:
The Home Depot College Football Awards will air on ESPN, Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. ET. The show highlights the achievements of college football student-athletes in 2016. Twenty-four players were selected as finalists for the nine National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) awards given annually during the show. The nominees will be featured during The Home Depot College Football Awards Nomination Special on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
THE HOME DEPOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS FINALISTS - (listed alphabetically)
NCFAA awards announced during The Home Depot College Football Awards:
| Chuck Bednarik Award College Defensive Player of the Year Jonathan Allen, Alabama (Sr. | |