The most prestigious award in college football, the Heisman Trophy, will be presented Saturday night. Winning the annual Heisman Trophy is a big deal for a college player. The award is recognition of “performance [that] best exhibits the pursuit of Alabama running back Derrick Henry is this year's Heisman Trophy winner after breaking Herschel Walker's … Read more
But the museum shuttered quickly, and the trophy headed back into seclusion. In the original's place at the Heisman presentation at PlayStation Theater in Times Square were several younger clones, three of them in conspicuous spots on the set in view "It's a blessing to me. I'm just happy to be here. I'm just taking … Read more
In 2015, it was the exact opposite. In one of the closest votes in the award's history, Alabama running back Derrick Henry has been selected as the 81st winner of the Heisman Trophy over fellow finalists Christian McCaffrey (running back, Stanford) and The Heisman presentation has been held at various locations since ESPN began to … Read more
Alabama running back Derrick Henry won the 2015 Heisman Trophy, beating out Stanford's Christian McCaffrey and Clemson's Deshaun Watson. Here's his emotional speech after winning the award, transcribed below. NEW YORK — If you subscribe to the MVP theory of the Heisman Trophy, it would have been easy to choose any of the finalists as … Read more