Hamler for the Heisman
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It would be nice if he won it. he is the best player in the B1G for sure.
There's a couple people in that conversation. But he's definitely one of the 3 or 4 with a claim for Big Ten offensive player of the year.
Hurts, Fields, Tua (if he returns) and you forgot Burrow. Burrow might be having the best year. Honestly, the Heisman is pretty much a QB award now which is stupid. Saquon still should have won.
Penn State has never “promoted” a player for the Heisman. If the vote was today I doubt he’d be in the Top Ten. Even with double the touches he’d struggle to ever get in the Top Five.
You think Hurts is overrated? You must be watching a different game.
Yep, KJ has no shot.......not with his stats. If he were to combine CeeDee Lamb statistics with some of his playmaking clips, then perhaps. Otherwise? Not even top-10. The Heisman values statistics too much for a guy like KJ.......unless of course we go undefeated. Then perhaps he could get an invite based on that whole "best player on best team" premise.
Things are different in the post-JVP era, but it was interesting how Joe would inadvertently sabotage Heisman campaigns in the name of good sportsmanship. Imagine if he allowed LJ to play that second half against Michigan State in 2002.......he could have run for 400-500 yards in that game, and probably would have beaten Carson Palmer for the Heisman. Imagine if Ki-Jana Carter got more than 198 carries in 1994. At 7.8 ypc, he would have eclipsed Rashaan Salaam's 2055 yard mark. But that's what happens when you play for a guy like Joe who didn't care about stats, and a dominant offense that essentially won games by halftime.
It’s often tough trying to rank guys who play different positions. Throw different conferences in the mix and it becomes even more of a crapshoot.
The Heisman Trophy is easily the most subjective MVP award in any major sport. It baffles me why it also seems to have the most hype.
