I had posted this earlier on Twitter but felt it was worthy of joining the new feature quote of the day.

“He went for the money. I’m fairly disgusted with the situation, that they let it last this long.”

Cincinnati Bearcats receiver Mardy Gilyard when asked his thoughts about the departure of head coach Brian Kelly who is heading to Notre Dame to take over for Charlie Weis.

The 2009 Walter Camp All-America Team was released on Thursday and leading the way is Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy, who was also named the Walter Camp Player of the Year.

For McCoy, it’s the the second straight year he’s won the Player of the Year award which puts him in select company. He joins Archie Griffin of The Ohio State Buckeyes (1974, 1975) and the embattled O.J. Simpson of the Southern Cal Trojans (1968, 1969).

The Alabama Crimson Tide placed four players on the team while the Longhorns had three.

The only Big East player to be honored was Rutgers offensive lineman Anthony Davis who was named to the second team.

A full look at the 2009 Walter Camp Foundation First and Second Team All-Americans after the jump.

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Here’s the list of winners from the ESPNU/Home Depot 2009 College Football Awards Show that aired earlier on ESPN.

• Maxwell Award (Outstanding Player)
  Colt McCoy, Texas Longhorns
• Dick Butkus Award (Outstanding Linebacker)
  Rolando McClain, Alabama Crimson Tide
• Outland Trophy (Outstanding Interior Lineman)
  Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year)
  Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Davey O’Brien Award (National Quarterback Award)
  Colt McCoy, Texas Longhorns
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Outstanding Sr. QB)
  Colt McCoy, Texas Longhorns
• Doak Walker Award (National Running back Award)
  Toby Gerhart, Stanford Cardinals
• Fred Biletnikoff Award (Outstanding Wide Receiver)
  Golden Tate, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Jim Thorpe Award (Outstanding Defensive Back)
  Eric Berry, Tennessee Volunteers
• John Mackey Award (Outstanding Tight End)
  Aaron Hernandez, Florida Gators
• Lou Groza Award (Collegiate Placekicker Award)
  Kai Forbath, UCLA Bruins
• Bronko Nagurski Award (Defensive Player of the Year)
  Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Ray Guy Award (Outstanding Punter)
  Drew Butler, Georgia Bulldogs
• Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award (Outstanding Lineman)
  Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive End of the Year Award)
  Jerry Hughes, TCU Horned Frogs
• Home Depot Coach of the Year
  Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Bearcats

After all the rumors and other bs that’s gone on the past week or so with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coaching job, it looks as though they finally got their man. And thankfully, it’s not UConn Huskies head coach Randy Edsall.

According to a report in the South Bend Tribune, Kelly will be named the head football coach at Notre Dame. The official announcement could come as early as tomorrow.

It’s not known whether or not Kelly will coach the Bearcats in the Sugar Bowl against the Florida Gators. If I had to venture a guess, I’d have to say that answer would be a big fat no.

Kelly was meeting with his players before Cincinnati’s football banquet tonight. It’s obvious now the meeting was to give them the bad news. Also late this afternoon, the AP reported that Cincinnati’s banquet was going to be closed to the media.

Now that Edsall’s out of the woods for the rumors surrounding the Notre Dame job, how long until the Edsall to Kansas rumors start up?

Are you curious to know what your favorite college football team will receive as gifts for playing in a bowl game this year. The NCAA allows the bowls to give the players gifts who total value cannot be more than $500.

A full look at what your favorite college team will receive after the jump.

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The Downtown Athletic Club released the list of finalists for the 2009 Heisman Trophy on Monday and we find Florida quarterback Tim Tebow heading to New York for a record third time.

Joining Tebow in the Big Apple will be Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy, Alabama Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram, Stanford Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart and Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.

Here’s a look at the statistics of the five finalists:

• Tebow – threw for 2,413 yards with 18 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Also rushed for 859 yards and 13 touchdowns
• McCoy – passed for 3,512 yards with 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Ran for 348 yards and 3 touchdowns
• Ingram – ran for 1,542 yards and 15 touchdowns. Also had 322 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns
• Gerhart – rushed for 1,736 yards and 26 touchdowns. Also had one touchdown pass and caught 10 balls for 149 yards
• Suh – had 82 tackles and 12 sacks

The Heisman Trophy will be awarded on Saturday night at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Here is the complete lineup of bowl games and teams for the 2009-10 College Football Bowl Games.

The scores will be updated on the 2009-10 College Football Bowl Schedule page.

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Here are the announcers for the games as well courtesy of Awful Announcing.

2009-10 College Football Bowl Schedule
Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
New Mexico Wyoming 35 Fresno State 28	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 19 4:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg Rutgers 45 UCF 24	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 19 8 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Middle Tennessee 42 Southern Miss 32	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Dec. 20 8:30 p.m.
MAACO Las Vegas BYU 44 Oregon State 20	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 8 p.m.
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Utah 37 Cal 27	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 23 8 p.m.
Sheraton Hawaii SMU 45 Nevada 10	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.
Little Caesars Marshall 21 Ohio 17	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 26 1 p.m.
Meineke Car Care Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 26 4:30 p.m.
Emerald USC 24 Boston College 13	San Francisco AT&T Park	Dec. 26 8 p.m.
Gaylord Hotels Music City Clemson 21 Kentucky 13	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 27 8:30 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Georgia 44 Texas A&M 20	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 28 5 p.m.
EagleBank UCLA 31 Temple 20	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 29 4:30 p.m.
Champs Sports Wisconsin 20 Miami 14	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 29 8 p.m.
Roady’s Humanitarian Idaho 43 Bowling Green 42	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 30 4:30 p.m.
Pacific Life Holiday Nebraska 33 Arizona 0	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 30 8 p.m.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Air Force 41 Houston 20	Fort Worth, Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium	Dec. 31 Noon
Brut Sun Oklahoma 31 Stanford 27	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.
Texas Navy 35 Missouri 13	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.
Insight Iowa State 14 Minnesota 13	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 31 6 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.
Outback Auburn 38 Northwestern 35	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1 11 a.m.
Capital One Penn State 19 LSU 17	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1 1 p.m.
Konica Minolta Gator Florida State 33 West Virginia 21	Jacksonville, Fla. Municipal Stadium	Jan. 1 1 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi Ohio State 26 Oregon 17	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 1 4:30 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Florida 51 Cincinnati 24	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.
International South Florida 27 Northern Illinois 3	Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre	Jan. 2 Noon
Papajohns.com UConn 20 South Carolina 7	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 2 2 p.m.
AT&T Cotton Ole Miss 21 Oklahoma State 7	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 2 2 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Arkansas 20 East Carolina 17	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Jan. 2 5:30 p.m.
Valero Alamo Texas Tech 41 Michigan State 31	San Antonio Alamodome	Jan. 2 9 p.m.
Tostitos Fiesta Boise State 17 TCU 10	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 4 8 p.m.
FedEx Orange Iowa 24 Georgia Tech 14	Miami Land Shark Stadium	Jan. 5 8 p.m.
GMAC Central Michigan 44 Troy 41	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 6 7 p.m.
Citi BCS National Championship Game Alabama 37 Texas 21	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 7 8 p.m.

The BCS Bowl Bids are out for 2010 and we will see the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns face off for in Citi National Championship on January 7, 2010 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. The game will begin at 8:30 p.m. and be broadcast nationally on ABC.

Here’s the full 2009-10 Bowl Schedule.

Here are all the BCS Matchups:

Oregon Ducks vs Ohio State Buckeyes
January 1, 2010 – 5 p.m, ABC

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Cincinnati Bearcats vs Florida Gators
January 1, 2010 – 8:30 p.m., FOX

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Boise State Broncos vs TCU Horned Frogs
January 4, 2010 – 8 p.m., FOX

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Iowa Hawkeyes vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
January 5, 2010 – 8 p.m., FOX

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Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns
January 7, 2010 – 8:30 p.m., ABC

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Here are the announcers for the BCS games courtesy of Awful Announcing.