<P> The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters , sportswriters , and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all - around in the United States . The award is named after Robert `` Tiny '' Maxwell , a Swarthmore College football player , coach and sportswriter . Johnny Lattner ( 1952 , 1953 ) and Tim Tebow ( 2007 , 2008 ) are the only players to have won the award twice . It is the college equivalent of the Bert Bell Award of the National Football League , also given out by the Maxwell Club . </P>
what is the maxwell award in college football
the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters , sportswriters , and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all - around in the United States