Posted on 12/07/2021 12:14:15 PM PST by blam
After a fantastic regular season of college football, these four players were named as finalists for the Heisman Trophy, set to be handed out on Saturday, Dec. 11.
On Monday, four finalists for the Heisman Trophy were announced on ESPN and revealed by 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin III: Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
This is the third year in a row there have been four Heisman finalists.
The Heisman Trophy Trust announced recently it will now invite four finalists annually to New York City for the Heisman Trophy weekend. The Heisman Trophy Trust began inviting finalists in 1982.
Following are bios on each of the players, provided by the Heisman Trophy Trust:
Aidan Hutchinson
Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson
Hutchinson, a senior defensive end and two-time Michigan team captain, was named the 2021 Woodson-Nagurski Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year while earning consensus Big Ten first-team honors.
He set Michigan’s single-season sack record with 14, including three against Ohio State in the regular-season finale, while also posting 15 quarterback hurries in that game (as measured by Pro Football Focus College), the most in a single game since the stat has been measured.
His 14 sacks are third-most nationally and he has 15.5 tackles for loss.
If Hutchinson were to win the Heisman, he would be Michigan’s fourth winner following Charles Woodson (1997), Desmond Howard (1991) and Tom Harmon (1940).
C.J. Stroud
Ohio State's C.J. Stroud
Stroud, a redshirt freshman quarterback and first-year starter, completed 280 of 395 passes for 3,862 yards with 38 touchdowns and only five interceptions, leading the Buckeyes to a 10-2 record.
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Hutchinson gets my vote.
I narrowly favor Hutchinson over Young. Pains me to say that as a Buckeye fan.
Roll Tide Bryce!!!
Br-ICE !!!!!! RTR
I hope the mandatory NYC VAXXES don’t take them out before the bowl games are played.
Black guy wins.
RG III was already ten years ago? Time sure flies.
Even though Will Anderson has made a much bigger impact in almost every stat than Hutchinson? Makes no sense to me. Just Big10 media bias.
If K9 would have had even a fair day against Ohio State, he would have been a finalist.
yawn
But it woke you up from your slumber enough that you had to make a worthless comment? You could just ignore what doesn’t interest you.
Roll Tide!!! Go Bryce!
Bob Griese, OJ Simpson, Joe Namath and Herschel Walker.
(Yes, I know nothing about college ball.)
Why don’t they wait until the season is over before they award the Heisman Trophy? There are still some regular season games scheduled. They should wait until after the bowl games.
Aiden Hutchenson is a beast....ask this Ohio State tackle....
https://twitter.com/i/status/1465533189003223043
Why don’t they wait until the season is over before they award the Heisman Trophy? There are still some regular season games scheduled. They should wait until after the bowl games.
The only regular season game left is the Army Navy game this Saturday. The Heisman does not .t take into account playoff and and bowl games.
Bryce will win it. He’s the man.
Go Bama! Roll Tide! To be honest I thought they would lose to the Dawgs.
Mine too!!
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