A Select Few Of The Top Stars In College Football Have Been Invited To Tyler To Possibly Receive An Award From A Lone Star Legend.

Its college football award season and while we all know who won The Heisman, there's another prestigious award that's given out here in East Texas in honor of one of football's all-time greats Earl Campbell.

The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is presented annually to the nation’s outstanding Division I college offensive player who meets one or more of the following criteria:

1. Born in Texas;
2. Graduated from a Texas high school; or
3. Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.

The player must also exhibit the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell, including integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, community, and tenacity – Specifically tenacity to persist, drive, determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.

The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 22, 2025. All finalists have been invited to the event and the emcee is Brian Jones, college football studio analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. If you want to attend, tickets are available at Eventbrite.

The 5 nominees include 2 Heisman finalists including the nation's leading rusher and the superstar son of football legend and head coach Deion Sanders. Let's take a look at who could be taking home this award.