One of the best times of any college football season is when the entire sport gets to take a breath from the chaos and spend some time celebrating excellence. The College Football Playoff and the pursuit of a national championship will begin soon, and we do still have to celebrate the excellence that is the Army-Navy Game, but this week includes plenty of opportunities to recognize the best of the best from the 2025 season. Here at CBS Sports, we have participated with the unveiling of our All-America Team as well as the highest individual honors we award -- Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
While the candidates and contenders may cross over with other national awards, we take pride in a voting process that asks our best and brightest from across CBS Sp

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