QUARTERBACK JOE BURROW was named the landslide winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, the annual award to the top US college football player.
Burrow, who switched to Louisiana State University after failing to win the starting job with Ohio State, led the Tigers to a 13-0 record this season.
“All my teammates have supported me, welcomed me with open arms,” Burrow said. “A kid from Ohio coming down to the Bayou. It’s been so awesome.”
Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in the balloting. Ohio State had two players in third and fourth place: quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young.
Burrow received 841 first-place votes out of 885, a record 95% tally.
Burrow is the second player from LSU to win the Heisman, joining running back Billy Cannon, who did it in 1959.
Quarterbacks have captured the Heisman every year since 2000 except when running backs Reggie Bush in 2005, Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) won it.
Bush faced allegations of receiving improper benefits and later forfeited his trophy.
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See what happens when a team has belief in itself, versus a team who’s manager automatically declares the opposition are superior? Same goes for Northern Ireland – it is always 11 against 11 – if you have belief!
What was Trap saying??
Sweden are the team which Ireland must challenge for
2nd place?? Yeah right…
Wow just wow
As if we didn’t know already, we’re fecked!!
all I can.say is terrible by germany especially as at home sweden.will see that as a win
bad for ireland considering we still.got to go to sweden austria and germany probably need 7 points from.them 3 games to have any chance
This is a reminder that anything can happen in football. For all the pessimists out there, this doesn’t mean Sweden are nailed on for second place! I would only take hope from the game. If you had seen how incredible Germany’s performance was in the first half, and how poor Sweden were, the result is even more baffling. Main point: Any of the teams in our group could collapse at any stage. We are not the only team with problems! It is absolutely crazy to be worrying about Ireland not qualifying at this point in the group!!