What channel is the Heisman Trophy ceremony on? Time, TV schedule to watch award show

Who will be added to college football's most prestigious fraternity this year by lifting the Heisman Trophy?

That will be answered in a handful of hours at the Lincoln Center, as Colorado's Travis Hunter, Boise State's Ashton Jeanty Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Miami quarterback Cam Ward have all traveled to New York City for the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday.

The Heisman Trophy is the preeminent individual award handed out annually in college football, as it goes to the top player in the country as voted by the media, former Heisman winners and the fans.

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Entering Saturday's award ceremony, Hunter is the betting favorite on BetMGM after racking up 1,152 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns on offense, plus 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups and four interceptions on defense.

Here's what you need to know to watch the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday, including time, date, TV channel and streaming info, the finalists and more:

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What channel is the Heisman Trophy ceremony on?

• TV channel: ESPN

• Livestream: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)

ESPN will broadcast the 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony nationally on Saturday. Streaming options include the ESPN app (by logging in with your TV provider credentials); ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming service; and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial.

Watch the Heisman Trophy ceremony live with ESPN+

Heisman Trophy ceremony start time

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 14

• Time: 8 p.m. ET

The 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony will start at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 14, from the Lincoln Center in New York City.

Heisman Trophy finalists

Colorado's Travis Hunter, Boise State's Ashton Jeanty, Oregon's Dillon Gabriel and Miami's Cam Ward were named the four Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday.

Here's a full breakdown of the four finalists for the Heisman Trophy in 2024:

• Colorado WR/DB Travis Hunter

• Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty

• Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel

• Miami QB Cam Ward

Heisman Trophy winners

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was named the most recent Heisman Trophy winner in 2023. The now-Washington Commanders quarterback was the seventh quarterback to win the award in the last eight years.

Here's a look at the past 10 Heisman Trophy winners, per the Heisman Trophy website:

• 2023: QB Jayden Daniels (LSU)

• 2022: QB Caleb Williams (USC)

• 2021: QB Bryce Young (Alabama)

• 2020: WR DeVonta Smith (Alabama)

• 2019: QB Joe Burrow (LSU)

• 2018: QB Kyler Murray (Oklahoma)

• 2017: QB Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma)

• 2016: QB Lamar Jackson (Louisville)

• 2015: RB Derrick Henry (Alabama)

• 2014: QB Marcus Mariota (Oregon)

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