Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska Cornhuskers is first defender named AP College Football Player of the Year - ESPN He is the first defensive player to ever be named AP player of the year.
Suh named AP player of the year
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All you got to do to win the heisman is either be the quarterback or running back of one of the top 2 teams in the country.
I think one of the main problems with the Heisman is the voting date. Voting shouldn't be allowed to take place until after all regular-season games have concluded.
Even though everyone in the conference knew about him, Suh didn't have the major groundswell of support by national media until after the Big XII title game. And it seems like many of the voters had already submitted their ballots before that monster performance.
Would he have won if the vote was held later? Who knows, but it would have been closer.
Even though everyone in the conference knew about him, Suh didn't have the major groundswell of support by national media until after the Big XII title game. And it seems like many of the voters had already submitted their ballots before that monster performance.
Would he have won if the vote was held later? Who knows, but it would have been closer.
There were only two legitimate Heisman candidates, Suh and Gerhart. If either of them would have won it, I would have been satisfied. The other three finalists were far from deserving. The only thing they had going for them was they played for three of the top teams in the country.
