ABC to broadcast college football’s signature award for the first time, with Chris Fowler hosting every year since its ESPN debut
Surround coverage set for SportsCenter and ESPN.com
The top 10 finishers will be featured on The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Finalists Show Presented by Nissan
NEW YORK, NY — ESPN, the exclusive home of the Heisman Trophy Ceremony since 1994, will televise the Heisman Trophy Ceremony Presented by Nissan on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC. For the fifth year, the Heisman Ceremony will originate from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in New York City and will be hosted by ESPN’s Chris Fowler, emceeing for the 32nd straight year – every year ESPN has presented the ceremony. The 2025 ceremony marks the 91st awarding of the Heisman Trophy. Along with Fowler, College GameDay host Rece Davis will join the show along with ESPN analysts and Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard (1991), Tim Tebow (2007) and Andre Ware (1989). ESPN college football reporters Holly Rowe and Marty Smith will conduct live interviews with finalists as well.
The four finalists attending include running back Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame), Cuban-American quarterback Fernando Mendoza (Indiana), Mexican-American quarterback Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt) and quarterback Julian Sayin (Ohio State).

Two Latinos in Fernando Mendoza (Cuban-American) and Diego Pavia (Mexican-American) were named finalists for the 2025 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in all of College Football – Image Credit: Heisman Trophy/ESPN
Heisman voting concluded after conference championship games were played Dec 5-6, and the 2025 finalists were announced by Scott Van Pelt on Monday Night Countdown.
The top 10 finishers will be featured on The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Finalists Show Presented by Nissan hosted by Kevin Negandhi, Andre Ware and Tim Tebow on Thursday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Information Courtesy of Bea Panitz and ESPN
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