The 88th Masters kicked off on Thursday, also marking the final tournament of longtime CBS Sports commentator Verne Lundquist – who is retiring.

Closing out an amazing nights. Congrats to tonight’s recipients !

Behind the scenes 🥹🥳

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Great event! Big time evening for Ollie Gordon! Big evening for OSU Cowboy Football! Thank you to the Doak Walker Award for a special night.

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2023 Doak Walker Awards !!!

Behind the Scene

All smiles with our recipients 😁

So excited to kickoff the 2023 PwC Doak Walker Award! Congratulations to this year’s recipient Emmitt Smith and Ollie Gordon !!

The Doak Walker Award is thrilled to announce our hosts for the 2023 DWA Presentation Banquet. ESPN College Football and NFL Analyst, Robert Griffin III, and ESPN Reporter and Play-by-Play Commentator, Holly Rowe. 🏈🏈🏈

Get your tickets now at smu.edu/doakwalkeraward!

We are proud to announce this year's PwC Doak Walker Legends Award recipient is former Dallas Cowboys and Florida Gators  Emmitt Smith! Smith will be honored with 2023 Doak Walker Award recipient Ollie Gordon II from Oklahoma State at the Doak Walker AwardPresentation Banquet

Congrats to Ollie Gordon II, the 2023 Doak Walker Award recipient!

Friday night at 7 p.m. ET on @ESPN. The hardware gets handed out to the best college football players in America! Tune in. bit.ly/47QhKEk

Here they are, the complete list of finalists for our 2023 awards, nine of which will be handed out on Fri., Dec. 8 on The The Home Depot Award Show on @ESPN. bit.ly/47QhKEk

Our 3 finalists have been announced!

Read more about them at smu.edu/athleticforum/…

Who do you think will take home the trophy?