The finalists for many of college football's top year-end awards were announced by ESPN on Monday.
In one of the more closely watched races, Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray are the three Maxwell Award finalists.
The Maxwell Award results are often a solid indicator as to how the Heisman Trophy voting will unfold. The last four Maxwell winners went on to capture the Heisman as well.
Tagovailoa, who's arguably the Heisman front-runner, is also up for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.