Bryce Young discusses handling Heisman hype in College Football Playoff

There are always questions surrounding how Heisman Trophy winners will handle the “hype” in the postseason. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says he’s not letting the award affect his focus for the Cotton Bowl.

During Tuesday’s media opportunity, Young told reporters that the Heisman Trophy is about what happened in the past and doesn’t entitle him to anything in the future.

#Alabama QB Bryce Young on handling the Heisman hype: “I understand that winning an award like that is great. It reflects what I’ve done in the past, which is a huge blessing.

“But it’s exactly that, it’s in the past. That doesn’t entitle me to
anything in future.”

— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) December 28, 2021

The last 2 Heisman Trophy winners, DeVonta Smith and Joe Burrow, went on to win the national championship. Young hopes that streak, a reversal from 2017 and ’18 (Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray), continues in 2021.

SDS Staff

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