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The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year award is given to the player of the year in college football as adjudged by Sporting News.NEWS, Bradley, Ken, Sporting News all-time College Football Players of the Year,www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/sporting-news-college-football-player-of-the-year-winners-all-time-winston-manziel-tebow-sanders-bo-flutie-herschel-griffin/10up6epd3e39e12gluzcvxixl1, August 13, 2017, Sporting News, December 16, 2014,

Winners{| class“wikitable sortable”

!Year!!Winner!Position!!School!Source1942>Halfback (American football)>Halfback GeorgiaACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1943 college football season>1943 Quarterback>Notre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame|1944 college football season>1944 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Ohio State|1945 college football season>1945 Fullback (gridiron football)>Fullback ArmyDATE=2023-02-14 URL=HTTPS://WWW.METROLEAGUE.ORG/COLLEGE-FOOTBALL-BEST-PLAYERS/ WEBSITE=METRO LEAGUE, en-US, 1946 college football season>1946 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Army (2)|1947 college football season>1947 Quarterback>Notre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame (2)access-date=2023-03-03 |language=en-US}}1948 college football season>1948 Halfback (American football)>Halfback SMU|1949 college football season>1949 End (gridiron football)>End Notre Dame (3)TITLE=MOST TALENTED 2-WAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1950 college football season>1950 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Ohio State (2)|1951 college football season>1951 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Princeton|1952 college football season>1952 Halfback (American football)>Halfback OklahomaDATE=2001-11-21 LANGUAGE=EN-US URL=HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2001/11/21/SPORTS/BILLY-VESSELS-IS-DEAD-AT-70-WON-THE-HEISMAN-TROPHY.HTML ISSN=0362-4331, 1953 college football season>1953 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Notre Dame (4)|1954 college football season>1954 Halfback (American football)>Halfback Ohio State (3)|1955 college football season>1955Halfback (American football)>HalfbackOhio State Buckeyes football>Ohio State (4)|1956 NCAA University Division football season>1956 Tommy McDonaldHalfback (American football)>HalfbackOklahoma (2)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1957 NCAA University Division football season>1957 John David CrowHalfback (American football)>HalfbackTexas A&M|1958 NCAA University Division football season>1958 Billy CannonHalfback (American football)>HalfbackLSUURL=HTTPS://LSUSPORTS.NET/ROSTER/BILLY-CANNON/ WEBSITE=LSU, en-US, 1959 NCAA University Division football season>1959|Billy Cannon (2)Halfback (American football)>HalfbackLSU Tigers football>LSU (2)|1960 NCAA University Division football season>1960 Joe BellinoHalfback (American football)>HalfbackNavy|1961 NCAA University Division football season>1961 Bob FergusonFullback (gridiron football)>FullbackOhio State (5)|1962 NCAA University Division football season>1962 Terry BakerQuarterback>Oregon State Beavers football>Oregon StateDATE=JANUARY 7, 1963 URL=HTTPS://VAULT.SI.COM/VAULT/1963/01/07/SPORTSMAN-OF-THE-YEAR-TERRY-BAKER WEBSITE=VAULT.SI.COM, 1963 NCAA University Division football season>1963 Roger StaubachQuarterback>Navy Midshipmen football>Navy (2)DATE=JANUARY 13, 2020 URL=HTTPS://WWW.SI.COM/NFL/COWBOYS/NEWS/COWBOYS-LEGEND-ROGER-STAUBACH-NAMED-COLLEGE-FOOTBALLS-NO-11-ALL-TIME-PLAYER#:~:TEXT=HIS%20COLLEGE%20CAREER%20HIT%20ITS,2%20NATIONAL%20RANKING. WEBSITE=SI.COM, 1964 NCAA University Division football season>1964 Dick ButkusLinebacker>Middle linebackerIllinoisURL=HTTPS://SPORTSTEAMHISTORY.COM/TIMELINE/ILLINOIS-FIGHTING-ILLINI-DICK-BUTKUS/ WEBSITE=SPORTSTEAMHISTORY.COM, en-US, 1965 NCAA University Division football season>| Donny AndersonRunning back>Texas Tech Red Raiders football>Texas TechACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, | Jim GrabowskiHalfback (American football)>HalfbackIllinois (2)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1966 NCAA University Division football season>1966 Steve SpurrierQuarterback>Florida Gators football>Florida|1967 NCAA University Division football season>1967 Gary BebanQuarterback>UCLA Bruins football>UCLA|1968 NCAA University Division football season>1968 O. J. SimpsonRunning back>USC Trojans football>USCTITLE=O.J. SIMPSON BEFORE THE “TRIAL OF THE CENTURY” ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1969 NCAA University Division football season>1969 Steve OwensRunning back>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (3) |1970 NCAA University Division football season>1970 Jim PlunkettQuarterback>Stanford Cardinal football>StanfordACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03, static.gostanford.com, 1971 NCAA University Division football season>| Ed MarinaroRunning back>Cornell Big Red football>Cornell|Pat Sullivan (American football)>Pat SullivanQuarterback>Auburn Tigers football>Auburn ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1972 NCAA University Division football season>1972 Bert JonesQuarterback>LSU Tigers football>LSU (3)URL=HTTPS://WWW.SHREVEPORTTIMES.COM/STORY/SPORTS/COLLEGE/LSU/2016/01/08/EX-RUSTON-LSU-GREAT-BERT-JONES-CHOSEN-HALL-FAME/78535918/ WEBSITE=THE TIMES, en-US, 1973 NCAA Division I football season>1973 John HicksGuard (gridiron football)>GuardOhio State (6)TITLE=HICKS, JOHN ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1974 NCAA Division I football season>1974 Archie Griffin|Running backOhio State Buckeyes football>Ohio State (7)|1975 NCAA Division I football season>1975|Archie Griffin (2)|Running backOhio State Buckeyes football>Ohio State (8)|1976 NCAA Division I football season>1976 Tony DorsettRunning back>Pittsburgh Panthers football>PittsburghTITLE=PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION ACCESS-DATE=MARCH 3, 2023, profootballresearchers.com, 1977 NCAA Division I football season>1977 Earl CampbellRunning back>Texas Longhorns football>Texas|1978 NCAA Division I-A football season>1978 Billy SimsRunning back>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (4)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season>1979 Charles WhiteRunning back>USC Trojans football>USC (2)|1980 NCAA Division I-A football season>1980 Hugh GreenLinebacker>Pittsburgh Panthers football>Pittsburgh (2)TITLE=THE 50 GREATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO NEVER WIN THE HEISMAN TROPHY ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season>1981 Marcus AllenRunning back>USC Trojans football>USC (3)|1982 NCAA Division I-A football season>1982Herschel WalkerRunning back>Georgia Bulldogs football>Georgia (2)|1983 NCAA Division I-A football season>1983Mike RozierRunning back>Nebraska Cornhuskers football>Nebraska|1984 NCAA Division I-A football season>1984Doug FlutieQuarterback>Boston College Eagles football>Boston CollegeACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season>1985Bo JacksonRunning back>Auburn Tigers football>Auburn (2)date=March 2023}}1986 NCAA Division I-A football season>1986Vinny TestaverdeQuarterback>Miami Hurricanes football>MiamiACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season>1987Tim BrownWide receiver>Notre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame (5)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season>1988Barry SandersRunning back>Oklahoma State Cowboys football>Oklahoma StateACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season>1989Darian HaganQuarterback>Colorado Buffaloes football>ColoradoDATE=1989-12-13 URL=HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ARCHIVES/LA-XPM-1989-12-13-SP-456-STORY.HTML WEBSITE=LOS ANGELES TIMES, en-US, 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season>1990Raghib IsmailWide receiver>Notre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame (6)TITLE=FORMER IRISH WR, RETURNER RAGHIB ‘ROCKET’ ISMAIL NAMED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season>1991Desmond HowardWide receiver>Michigan Wolverines football>Michigan ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season>1992Marvin JonesLinebacker>Florida State Seminoles football>Florida StateACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03, www.nolefan.org, 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season>1993Charlie Ward|QuarterbackFlorida State Seminoles football>Florida State (2)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03, nolefan.org, 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season>1994Rashaan SalaamRunning back>Colorado Buffaloes football>Colorado (2)|1995 NCAA Division I-A football season>1995Tommy FrazierQuarterback>Nebraska Cornhuskers football>Nebraska (2)DATE=2013-05-06 URL=HTTPS://WWW.SBNATION.COM/COLLEGE-FOOTBALL/2013/5/6/4305474/TOMMIE-FRAZIER-COLLEGE-FOOTBALL-HALL-FAME WEBSITE=SBNATION.COM, en, 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season>1996Danny WuerffelQuarterback>Florida Gators football>Florida (2)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN-US, 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season>1997Charles WoodsonCornerback>Michigan Wolverines football>Michigan (2)|1998 NCAA Division I-A football season>1998Ricky WilliamsRunning back>Texas Longhorns football>Texas (2) ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season>1999Ron DayneRunning back>Wisconsin Badgers football>WisconsinACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03, products.kitsapsun.com, 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season>2000Josh HeupelQuarterback>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (5)|2001 NCAA Division I-A football season>2001Eric CrouchQuarterback>Nebraska Cornhuskers football>Nebraska (3)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season>2002Carson PalmerQuarterback>USC Trojans football>USC (4) ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season>2003Jason WhiteQuarterback>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (6)DATE=JULY 2, 2021 URL=HTTPS://WWW.SI.COM/COLLEGE/OKLAHOMA/FOOTBALL/HEISMAN-MEMORIES-EVEN-BY-HEISMAN-STANDARDS-JASON-WHITE-WAS-ONE-OF-A-KIND WEBSITE=SI.COM, 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season>2004Alex SmithQuarterback>Utah Utes football>Utah ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season>2005Reggie BushRunning back>USC Trojans football>USC (5)DATE=JANUARY 9, 2023 URL=HTTPS://WWW.SI.COM/COLLEGE/USC/FOOTBALL/USC-FOOTBALL-LEGEND-REGGIE-BUSH-TO-BE-INDUCTED-INTO-COLLEGE-FOOTBALL-HALL-OF-FAME WEBSITE=SI.COM, 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2006Troy SmithQuarterback>Ohio State Buckeyes football>Ohio State (9)URL=HTTPS://OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM/SPORTING-NEWS-NAMES-TROY-SMITH-PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR/ WEBSITE=OHIO STATE BUCKEYES, en-US, 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2007 Quarterback>Florida Gators football>Florida (3)TITLE=IS TIM TEBOW THE GREATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER OF ALL-TIME? ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season>Quarterback>Texas Tech Red Raiders football>Texas Tech (2)TITLE=THE TOP 50 QUARTERBACKS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, Quarterback>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (7)URL=HTTPS://SOONERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM/GALLERY/OKLAHOMA-SOONERS-SNAPSHOT-PROFILE-SAM-BRADFORD-CAREER/ WEBSITE=SOONERS WIRE, en-US, Quarterback>Texas Longhorns football>Texas (3)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2009 Running back>Alabama Crimson Tide football>AlabamaDATE=2009-12-17 URL=HTTPS://WWW.MLIVE.COM/NEWS/FLINT/2009/12/MARK_INGRAM_NAMED_SPORTING_NEW.HTML WEBSITE=MLIVE, en, 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2010 Quarterback>Auburn Tigers football>Auburn (3)DATE=2010-12-16 URL=HTTPS://WWW.AL.COM/SPORTS/2010/12/AUBURNS_CAM_NEWTON_PICKS_UP_AN.HTML WEBSITE=AL, en, 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2011 Quarterback>Baylor Bears football>BaylorTITLE=BAYLOR’S ROBERT GRIFFIN III NAMED SPORTING NEWS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR HIS OFF-THE-FIELD WINS ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2012 Quarterback>Texas A&M Aggies football>Texas A&M (2)TITLE=JOHNNY MANZIEL’S GUIDE TO ACHIEVING A PERFECT COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAREER ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2013 Quarterback>Florida State Seminoles football>Florida State (3)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03, nolefan.org, 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2014 Quarterback>Oregon Ducks football>Oregon|2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2015 Quarterback>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (8)DATE=DECEMBER 18, 2015 WORK=AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN ACCESS-DATE=AUGUST 13, 2017, 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2016 Quarterback>Louisville Cardinals football>LouisvilleDATE=DECEMBER 7, 2016 WORK=SPORTING NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 7, 2021, 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2017 Quarterback>Oklahoma Sooners football>Oklahoma (9) DATE=DECEMBER 11, 2017 WORK=SPORTING NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 7, 2021, 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season>Quarterback>Alabama Crimson Tide football>Alabama (2)DATE=DECEMBER 11, 2018 WORK=SPORTING NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 7, 2021, 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2019 Quarterback>LSU Tigers football>LSU (4)DATE=DECEMBER 28, 2019 WORK=SPORTING NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 7, 2021, 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2020 Wide receiver>Alabama Crimson Tide football>Alabama (3)DATE=DECEMBER 28, 2020 WORK=SPORTING NEWS ACCESS-DATE=JANUARY 7, 2021, 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2021 |QuarterbackAlabama Crimson Tide football>Alabama (4)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2022 Quarterback>USC Trojans football>USC (6)ACCESS-DATE=2023-03-03 LANGUAGE=EN, 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season>2023 Quarterback>LSU Tigers football>LSU (5)TITLE=JAYDEN DANIELS NAMED SPORTING NEWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR WEBSITE=YAHOO SPORTS, 14 April 2024,

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