Quarterbacks Beau Brungard of Youngstown State, Taron Dickens of Western Carolina and Cole Payton of North Dakota State have been invited to the announcement of the 2025 Walter Payton Award, which will be presented to the national offensive player of the year in FCS college football.

The trio have emerged from 30 finalists across 13 FCS conferences for the 39th annual Walter Payton Award, which is affectionately known as the Heisman of the FCS. The recipient, selected after the regular season by a 56-member voting panel, will be announced at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Show on Jan. 3 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Brungard, a 6-foot, 215-pound junior from New Middletown, Ohio, received the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s offensive player of the year award. He ranked No. 1 i

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