The game's best took the spotlight Friday night at the annual College Football Awards, with more than 20 trophies handed out over the course of the evening.

One of the night's biggest winners was Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza . He opened the ceremony by winning the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback, becoming the first Indiana player to earn the honor.

Mendoza also claimed the Walter Camp Award, which recognizes college football's player of the year. He previously won the Maxwell Award earlier this week, the sport's other player-of-the-year honor.

Texas Tech standout Jacob Rodriguez earned the Bednarik and Chuck Bednarik Awards as the nation's top defensive player. He also won the Butkus Award, given annually to college football's top lineback

See Full Page