Henry takes home the Heisman

Running back Derrick Henry became the second Alabama player to win the Heisman when he was announced as the trophy’s 81st winner Saturday night.Henry, a junior, leads the nation with 1,986 rushing yards and should become the first SEC back to cross the 2,000-yard threshold in the Cotton Bowl playoff semifinal against Michigan State. The yardage total set an SEC single-season record.

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, who set the NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, returns) with 3,496, finished second in the voting. Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has led the unbeaten Tigers to the No. 1 playoff seed and has 4,399 yards of total…