College football's best players and coaches gathered in Atlanta for one final competition ahead of bowl and playoff season: the College Football Awards Show.Highlights from the award show include the Maxwell Trophy (most outstanding player), the Doak Walker Award (best running back) and the Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player).MORE: Here are this Robbie Gould Jersey year's award winners:Disney Spirit AwardPittsburgh running back James Conner was the obvious choice for the Disney Spirit Award, not only for his incredible comeback from chemotherapy to treat his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but for the fact he rushed for 1,060 yards and 16 touchdowns this season.Conner's victory over cancer has been a victory for cancer patients everywhere. Two of those patients celebrated with Conner on Thursday night at the College Football Awards Show."His comeback started mine," ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe said through tears as she helped introduced Conner, who received the Disney Spirit Award. Rowe and ESPN colleague Shelley Smith, who are cancer survivors (ESPN analyst Rod Gilmore, who also was mentioned during the introduction, is in treatment), shared the stage with Conner, who returned to the field this season after being diagnosed with a tumor in his chest.Conner, too, was choked up during an interview with Tom Rinaldi, whose moving review of Conner's battle aired prior to the award presentation."When you've got cancer, it don't care if Matt Breida Jersey you're black or white or anything. It comes and it comes hard, so you're just like everybody else. I'm no better than nobody else," Conner told Rinaldi. "(I) play football and I get this exposure, but there's people out there fighting and they don't get this. They don't get to receive any awards if they win and when they win, so this is for all of us."Moments before Conner, Smith and Rowe share a post-interview hug, Conner talked about their connection as well as his devotion to all patients."We have a bond that can't be broken. We're best friends now," Conner said. "And everbody else going through this, they've got a friend in me. They're going to get through it, and keep the faith."MORE: Before we get to the other stuff though, here is Michigan holder Garrett Moores, who won college football's holder of the year award:Here is my full acceptance speech for the 2016 Mortell Holder of the Year Award. Thank you to for the great video work! Garrett Moores (@gmoores11) Michigan kicker Kenny Allen was, um, that Moores won theaward.Home Depot Coach of the yearMike MacIntyre, ColoradoMacIntyre has engineered one of Colorado's most succe sful seasons in recent history, getting the Buffaloes to the Pac-12 championship game for the first time in school history and getting the Buffaloes their first winning season since 2005.Maxwell Award national player of the yearLamar Jackson, QB, Louisville (winner)Baker Mayfield, QB, OklahomaJabrill Peppers, LB, MichiganJackson was the clear winner for this award. Despite his propensity for turnovers this season, he has 3,390 pa sing yards, 1,538 rushing yards ad 51 total touchdowns.Chuck Bednarik Award defensive player of the yearJonathan Allen, DE, Alabama (winner)Myles Garrett, DE, Texas AMJabrill Peppers, LB, MichiganJonathan Allen followed up his by getting the Bednarik. Allen had 56 tackles, including 13 for a lo s, and 8.5 sacks this season. He also had two touchdowns this season, an astonishing amount for a defensive lineman.Doak Walker Award best running backDalvin Cook, Florida StateDOnta Foreman, Texas (winner)Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego StateForeman is this year's deserving winner, and the only bright spot from a Texas team that went 5-7 this season. The Longhorn will after rushing for 2,028 yards, 15 touchdowns and an astounding 6.3 yard per carry average this season. He joins former Texas players Ricky Williams and Cedric Benson Nick Bosa Jersey as winners of the award.Jim Thorpe Award best defensive backAdoree Jackson, CB, USC (winner)Jourdan Lewis, CB, MichiganTreDavious White, CB, LSUIt's hard to find a more versatile player in the country (beside Jabrill Peppers), and Jackson made the most of his time on the field. He has 51 tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble and 11 pa ses defended this season. He also had 973 total kick and punt return yards this season and not to mention two touchdowns apiece.Davey OBrien National Quarterback AwardLamar Jackson, LouisvilleBaker Mayfield, OklahomaDeshaun Watson, Clemson (winner)An early upset over Lamar Jackson might not be that surprising: Watson is the first quarterback in ACC history to have thrown for more than 3,500 yards in two seasons. He completed 67.6 percent of his pa ses for 3,914 yards and 37 touchdowns. Jackson has 3,390 pa sing yards, 30 touchdowns and 1,538 rushing yards but failed to help his team win close games at the end of the season.John Mackey Award best tight endJake Butt, Michigan (winner)O.J. Howard, AlabamaJordan Leggett, ClemsonNo surprise, here. The All-American pulled down 43 receptions for 518 yards and four touchdowns this season. Howard pulled down 37 receptions for 445 yards and two touchdowns, while Leggett had 38 receptions Jerry Rice Jersey for 637 yards and seven touchdowns.Rimington Award best centerPat Elflein, Ohio State (winner)Tyler Orlosky, West VirginiaEthan Pocic, LSUWuerffel Trophy for community serviceGarrett Adcock, OL, New MexicoTrevor Knight, QB, Texas AM (winner)Christian McCaffrey, RB, StanfordBiletnikoff Award best receiverAustin Carr, NorthwesternZay Jones, East CarolinaDede Westbrook, Oklahoma (winner)It makes since that Westbrook would win the award, considering he is the only receiver in the running for the Heisman Jimmy Garoppolo Jersey Trophy. The seniorgrabbed 74 receptions for 1,465 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2016.Outland Trophy outstanding interior linemanPat Elflein, C, Ohio StateCody OConnell, G, Washington StateCam Robinson, T, Alabama (winner)Robinson became the fourth Alabama player to win the Outland, and the third under Nick Saban there's a reason true freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts has been so succe sful this season, and Robinson is a big reason.Lou Groza Award best kickerDaniel Carlson, AuburnZane Gonzalez, Arizona State (winner)Younghoe Koo, Georgia SouthernGonzalez was the epitome of clutch in 2016, completing 39 of 40 extra point attempts and 23 of 25 field goal attempts.Ray Guy Award punter of the yearMichael Dickson, TexasCameron Johnston, Ohio StateMitch Wishnowsky, UtahWishnowsky may not have had as many punt yards as Dickson (2,879 yards to Dickon's 3,079) but he averaged the most yards per punt of anybody in the nation, with 48.0 yards per punt.The presentation of the Ray Guy Award also gave E