Football | 12/9/2024 9:12:51 AM
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 9, 2024 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will reveal the league's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in partnership with the National Football Foundation (NFF). The announcement will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 as part of the events surrounding the 66th Annual NFF Annual Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills will make the announcement on Tuesday during the NFF Annual Awards Press Conference at 12 p.m. EST, which will be televised on ESPN+ via this link. She will be joined by the two recipients.
Presented annually since 1971, the MEAC football players of the year awards are voted on by the MEAC head football coaches and sports information directors. This will be the eighth year that the awards have been presented in conjunction with the NFF Awards.
How to Cover the Events:
For information on covering the Awards Dinner or press conference as members of the media, visit NFF Media Central. Both the media, as well as fans, can watch the entire press conference on ESPN+, including the MEAC presentations as well as presentation of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class (9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST).
The Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas:
The 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas will take place the evening of Dec. 5 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST, featuring the induction of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class; the presentation of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®; the bestowing of the 35th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® to the college football’s top scholar-athlete; the presentation of the NFF Major Awards.
ESPN+ will stream the NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas live, beginning at 7 p.m. PST via this link.
2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments® & Finalists for the Campbell Trophy® - The winner of The William V. Campbell Trophy® will be announced live between 6:20 and 7:00 p.m. PST during the Dinner Ceremony feed on ESPN+. The 16 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®.
The finalists, comprised of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®, include Tahj Brooks, RB (Texas Tech), Robert Coury, LB (Carnegie Mellon), Jaxson Dart, QB (Ole Miss), Beau Freyler, DB (Iowa State), Dillon Gabriel, QB (Oregon), Ashton Gillotte, DL (Louisville), Brody Grebe, DE (Montana State), Mark Gronowski, QB (South Dakota State), Terrance Hollon, LB (Howard), Jack Kiser, LB (Notre Dame), Luke Lehnen, QB (North Central [IL]), Brayden Long, QB (Slippery Rock [PA]), Jake Majors, C (Texas), Seth McLaughlin, C (Ohio State), Jalen Milroe, QB (Alabama), and Jackson Woodard, LB (UNLV).
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 54th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2024-25 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.