NEW ORLEANS (June 16, 2025) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl will begin announcing its annual New Orleans Sports Awards on Monday, June 23. All honorees are selected by the New Orleans Sports Awards Committee, a group of current and former media members. The group recognizes a variety of award-winners – in addition to the annual awards that will be announced, it selects the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame (2025 Class was announced in May) and the Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month each month.
 
All of the honorees will be recognized as part of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Sports Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday, August 2, in New Orleans.
 
Allstate Sugar Bowl Annual Awards Schedule:
Jimmy Collins Awards: June 23 (Monday)
Outstanding Boys' Prep Coach of the Year, New Orleans: June 24 (Tuesday)
Outstanding Girls' Prep Coach of the Year, New Orleans: June 24 (Tuesday)
Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete, New Orleans: June 25 (Wednesday)
Outstanding Male Amateur Athlete, New Orleans: June 25 (Wednesday)
Outstanding Boys' Prep Team, New Orleans: June 26 (Thursday)
Outstanding Girls' Prep Team, New Orleans: June 26 (Thursday)
Outstanding Collegiate Coach, Louisiana: June 27 (Friday)
Eddie Robinson Award: July 7 (Monday)
Corbett Award – Male: July 8 (Tuesday)
Corbett Award – Female: July 9 (Wednesday)
Women in Sport Scholarships: July 23 (Wednesday)
 
New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025:
Shan Foster, Basketball, Bonnabel HS/Vanderbilt/NBA, 2001-13
Temeka Johnson, Basketball, Bonnabel HS/LSU/WNBA, 1997-2018
Joe McKnight, Football, John Curtis Christian School/USC/NFL, 2004-16
Andy Russo, Basketball, Fortier HS/USL/Brother Martin HS, 1956-78

The New Orleans Sports Awards Committee came together when James Collins spearheaded a group of sports journalists to form a sports awards committee to immortalize local sports history. For 13 years, the committee honored local athletes each month and a variety of annual award winners. In 1970, the Sugar Bowl stepped in to sponsor and revitalize the committee, leading to the creation of the New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, honoring 10 legends from the Crescent City in its first induction class. While adding the responsibility of selecting Hall of Famers, the committee has continued to recognize the top athlete in the Greater New Orleans area each month as well as a range of annual awards – the honors enter their 69th year in 2025.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 110 Hall of Fame players, 55 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 91-year history. The 92nd Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2026. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.5 billion into the local economy in the last decade.