Bill Connelly invented all of this; check out his college football analytics blog, Football Study Hall.
But first, let’s marvel a bit at the future, shall we?
Look, it’s pretty clear 2015 is the Derrick Henry show, just like 2014 was the Amari Cooper show. It takes a team to win these ballgames of course, and labeling the season with an offensive player does a tremendous disservice to the Tide defense — the nation’s finest defensive line in particular. And yet, when you think back on this season 10, 15, 20 years from now, who and what are you going to remember?