Backed up against his own 3-yard line, Young led the team on a 12-play, 97-yard drive, which he capped off by throwing a score-tying, 28-yard touchdown pass to freshman wideout Ja’Corey Brooks, who had only two catches entering the game.įour overtimes later, Young threw the game-winning two-point conversion to John Metchie III, keeping the Tide’s hope of reaching the College Football Playoff alive. Thank you for your guidance and putting me in situations to be successful and for us as a team to be successful.”Īt Auburn, Young and Alabama trailed 10-3 with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter and star receiver Jameson Williams sidelined after he was ejected for targeting in the first half. “Whenever you can win an award like this, it doesn’t go as an individual award but it’s a team award because I couldn’t do it without any of those guys,” Young said in his speech, referring to his Crimson Tide teammates. 3 Georgia and its top ranked defense in the SEC championship game a week later, that Young sealed his Heisman victory. A gifted, albeit reticent runner, he also rushed for three scores.īut it was down the stretch, in a dramatic come-from-behind win at Auburn to close out the regular season and then by dominating No. In the end, Young’s Heisman credentials included a sterling 43 passing touchdowns and only four interceptions.
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And that’s to say nothing of those who led Alabama to national championships or had successful but mediocre NFL careers.īut sophomore Bryce Young is the first to win the most coveted individual honor in college football, the Heisman Trophy.ĮSPN (“ Quarterback Bryce Young awarded Heisman Trophy, giving Alabama football back-to-back winners“):īryce Young saved his best performances for last, and in doing so ran away with this year’s Heisman Trophy, winning the award in a ceremony in New York City on Saturday night.Ī sophomore and former five-star prospect from California, Young entered the season with sky-high expectations as the presumptive choice to replace former Crimson Tide quarterback and NFL first-round pick Mac Jones. The last three alumni at the position- Jaylen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, and Mac Jones-are all starting in the NFL.
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Ken Stabler, who followed Namath at Alabama, led the Oakland Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI and finally made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame posthumously. Joe Namath is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and led the New York Jets to victory in Super Bowl III.
Bart Starr is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and led the Green Bay Packers to wins in the first two Super Bowls. Harry Gilmer is in the College Hall of Fame and starred in the NFL in the 1940s and 1950s. The Alabama Crimson Tide has had some great quarterbacks over the years.
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