The Heisman Trophy ceremony, Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, is unlikely to be popular viewing with SEC fanbases this year.
The five finalists for the award were announced Monday night, and the SEC was shutout for the first time in more than a decade.
This is the first time since 2005 the SEC did not have a Heisman finalist. Quite an impressive run, though.
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) December 6, 2016
The award’s official Twitter account posted a graphic announcing Louisville QB Lamar Jackson, Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield, Michigan LB/DE Jabrill Peppers, Clemson QB Deshaun Watson and Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook as the five finalists.
The 2016 #Heisman Trophy Finalists are @Lj_era8, @baker_mayfield6, @JabrillPeppers, @DeshaunWatson4 & @DedeTHEGreat11 pic.twitter.com/bxmvM5k84a
— The Heisman Trophy (@HeismanTrophy) December 6, 2016
In preseason, LSU RB Leonard Fournette was considered a candidate, but injuries caused Fournette to miss four games of an already shortened Tigers season. During the season, many considered Alabama QB Jalen Hurts to be a possible candidate. Perhaps the true freshman will have better luck as a sophomore.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
