2019 College Football Award Winners. The ceremony took place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards for player of the year. . Burrow also won the Davey O'Brien Award for college football's best quarterback. LSU coach Ed Orgeron took home the Home Depot Award for coach of the year. The LSU Tigers earned the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. LSU will play No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 28. Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy for defensive player of the year. Young and the No. 2 Buckeyes will take on No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 28. The Heisman Trophy will be awarded to the most outstanding college football player on Saturday night
