In the perpetual Heisman Trophy primary that is the college football regular season, Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott ended his campaign with an exclamation mark but was not invited to the final debate.
Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffery and Clemson’s quarterback DeShaun Watson gained the tickets to the Heisman presentation ceremony on Saturday in New York. It likely helped boost their chances that they played in key conference championship games on the final weekend of the regular season while Elliott, Louisiana State running back Leonard Fournette, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Florida State running back Dalvin Cook, among others being considered, did not.