The Alabama Heisman Trophy train was late starting, but now it’s unstoppable.
The Crimson Tide had never won college football’s most prestigious individual honor until Mark Ingram in 2010. Now they have won four. Ingram was followed by Derrick Henry in 2015, DeVonta Smith in 2020 and now Bryce Young becomes the fourth in 12 seasons. He’s the first quarterback to win it from a school that produced Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones.
For the longest time, this was a Heisman race in search of a favorite.