In his second season at Alabama, Saban led the Crimson Tide to the Southeastern Conference Championship game and a 12-1 record. Undefeated through the regular season, Alabama became the No. 1 team in The Associated Press poll and Bowl Championship Series standings in Week 10, marking the first time the Crimson Tide has been ranked No. 1 in the regular season since 1980. The team's five weeks at No. 1 also marked the first time Saban has achieved the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll and the first time in school history Alabama had reached No. 1 in the BCS standings.
The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards features the live presentation of nine awards, along with the recipients of Disney's Spirit Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contributions to College Football Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team.
The show, hosted by ESPN's Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit, will originate from the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's Boardwalk at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Red Carpet Show, hosted by ESPNU's Lowell Galindo and Tom Luginbill with Mike Gleason and Melissa Knowles reporting, will air on ESPNU from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and following the show at 9:30 p.m.
National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association's official Web site, at www.ncfaa.org.