Three Ohio State football players are Heisman Trophy candidates – quarterback Justin Fields, running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive end Chase Young. At this point, it would be a national bias against the Buckeyes if one of them did not win the award.
The last Buckeye to win the Heisman Trophy was quarterback Troy Smith in 2006. After that, the only Buckeye to even finish third in the voting was quarterback Dwayne Haskins last season.
Haskins finished third even though he scored 54 total touchdowns and threw for 4,831 yards in a conference that focuses on defense more than the Big 12 does.