{"id":151557,"date":"2022-12-08T07:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/heisman-trophy-finalists-how-to-rank-the-top-three-contenders-for-college-footballs-premier-2022-award\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T07:14:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:14:41","slug":"heisman-trophy-finalists-how-to-rank-the-top-three-contenders-for-college-footballs-premier-2022-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/heisman-trophy-finalists-how-to-rank-the-top-three-contenders-for-college-footballs-premier-2022-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Heisman Trophy finalists: How to rank the top three contenders for college football’s premier 2022 award"},"content":{"rendered":"
Picking the Heisman Trophy winner was not easy. Some of the best candidates — Michigan running back Blake Corum, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker — saw their seasons end early due to injury. Three top-flight quarterbacks all lost their final games. All of it made for what might be the closest voting since Auburn’s Bo Jackson narrowly beat Iowa’s Chuck Long in 1985.<\/em><\/p>\n The frontrunner going into last weekend, USC QB Caleb Williams, was last seen hobbling off the field following an upset loss to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Ohio State QB CJ Stroud didn’t even play last week. Georgia QB Stetson Bennett IV did, though; he continued to cement his place as a Bulldogs legend and possible subject of a movie someday.<\/p>\n This year’s competition was so tough that Hooker doesn’t make the top three after a transformational season with the Volunteers. Sadly, neither does Bennett. Nineteen months ago Georgia’s quarterback didn’t take a snap in spring practice. Last season, he was looking over his shoulder. A year ago this month, Georgia fans were still clamoring for JT Daniels (remember him?). All Bennett did was become the No. 2 passer in the SEC in 2022. Georgia went undefeated, won the SEC for the first time in five years and carries a nation-leading 15-game winning streak into the College Football Playoff. <\/em><\/p>\n Before moving on, we must refer to some budding history. USC coach Lincoln Riley is already bordering on a hall of fame career based on his quarterbacks alone. Williams would become his third<\/em> Heisman winner in the last six years. During that time, Riley has seen six players all finish among the top four in Heisman voting.<\/p>\n You won’t be seeing any other Heisman ballots this early in the week. Voters are prohibited from revealing them until the ceremony concludes. In the interest of transparency, I relinquished my ballot a few years ago. As such, here’s who would be on my ballot if I still had one to submit.<\/p>\n1. Caleb Williams, QB, USC<\/h2>\n