Heisman https://www.heisman.com/ The most prestigious award in college football. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:10:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Heisman https://www.heisman.com/ 32 32 Heisman Flashback: Wuerffel Goes Hog Wild At Arkansas With School-Record Effort https://www.heisman.com/heisman-flashback-wuerffel-goes-hog-wild-at-arkansas-with-school-record-effort/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:10:02 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16044 Thirty years ago this week, 1996 Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel led 4-0 Florida into Fayetteville, the first time Florida had played a road game at Arkansas. The Hogs, along with South Carolina, had joined the SEC four years earlier. The conference was split into two divisions — sound familiar? — and schedules were mashed up […]

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]]> A Special (Teams) Episode Of The Heisman Hopefuls Podcast https://www.heisman.com/a-special-teams-episode-of-the-heisman-hopefuls-podcast/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:34:42 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16039 The Heisman Hopefuls Podcast, in its fourth year interviewing the nation’s top players from across the country, has a very special episode this week as it turns its focus to the unsung heroes of the gridiron, the special teams units. First up is UAB placekicker and Lou Groza Award candidate Jonah Delange, who educates us […]

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]]> Wide Receivers Catching Attention In The Latest Heisman Buzz https://www.heisman.com/wide-receivers-catching-attention-in-the-latest-heisman-buzz/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:34:22 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16030 There are fewer pure wide receivers who have won the Heisman Trophy than fingers it takes to make a one-handed grab. But an exciting crop of pass catchers looks to change that as we close the book on September with wide receivers snatching as many plaudits as passes out of the air. Let’s kick off […]

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]]> The Latest From The Heisman Hopefuls Podcast https://www.heisman.com/the-latest-from-the-heisman-hopefuls-podcast/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:17:42 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16023 The Heisman Hopefuls Podcast is in its fourth year interviewing Heisman candidates from across the country. This week’s episode leads off with star Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, fresh off a huge win over LSU. He reflects on his remarkable path from Division II afterthought to Heisman hopeful. Next, it’s the electrifying Jadan Baugh, the […]

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]]> You Can Be Amazing, But You Can’t Clinch A Heisman In September https://www.heisman.com/you-can-be-amazing-but-you-cant-clinch-a-heisman-in-september/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16021 Things you can do in September: see the leaves turn, watch a pennant race, think about getting out your Halloween decorations a month early. Things you can not do in September: lock up a Heisman Trophy. There are over 90 Heisman winners. But there are far more Heisman dreamers who were prematurely dubbed trophy favorites […]

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]]> The Latest Heisman Buzz As Fall Begins https://www.heisman.com/the-latest-heisman-buzz-as-fall-begins/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:46:22 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=16014 As a weekly reminder, college football fans can now vote on a daily basis at hopefuls.heisman.com and have their vote count at the end of the season. The fan vote uses a season-long weighted model, developed in partnership with the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, that gives greater weight to votes cast later in the year as […]

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]]> Heisman Hopefuls Entering Week 3 https://www.heisman.com/heisman-hopefuls-entering-week-3/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:37:32 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15999 Reviewing the state of the Heisman race in September is a lot like getting ready to make a blood donation — both require temperature and pulse checks that are typically low-stake endeavors. There’s also a strong hydration component, but that’s just good advice whether you are rolling up your sleeve to donate blood or to […]

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]]> Heisman Seasons That Opened With Uphill Battles https://www.heisman.com/heisman-seasons-that-opened-with-uphill-battles/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:21:51 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15993 Paul Hornung is the only Heisman winner to play for a losing team when he captured the award despite Notre Dame’s 2-8 finish in 1956. But even in that season, the Fighting Irish split its first two games. Hornung’s distinction is unlikely to be equalled. Ever. Archie Griffin’s back-to-back wins seems a more likely record […]

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]]> Thirteen Heisman Winners Kick Off Their 2026 NFL Seasons This Week https://www.heisman.com/thirteen-heisman-winners-kick-off-their-2026-nfl-seasons-this-week/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:48:39 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15981 The 2026 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Super Bowl rematch between the champion Seattle Seahawks and the reigning AFC champs New England Patriots. Neither team has a Heisman winner, although Seahawk third-string QB and former Alabama signal-caller Jalen Milroe was sixth in the 2023 balloting while Patriot starter and former North Carolina star […]

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]]> Impressive performances abounded during the first full weekend of college football https://www.heisman.com/impressive-performances-abounded-during-the-first-full-weekend-of-college-football/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:40:40 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15964 Slow Week 1 in college football, eh? We’ll let the punditry class debate the intricacies of referee clock management and when the binary world of ones and zeroes breaks down in front of 100,000 screaming fans and a national spotlight. We’ll also leave to others to delve into the Mid-American Conference appeal of the outcome […]

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]]> The First Full Slate Of College Football Is Here. Time To Dig In. https://www.heisman.com/the-first-full-slate-of-college-football-is-here-time-to-dig-in/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:43:07 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15957 The first full slate of college football is about to be unleashed and we are here for it. Last weekend’s mini slate of games was a mere amuse bouche ahead of the avalanche of tailgating smorgasbords that will accompany the huge schedule of games over Labor Day weekend. It starts tonight with 11 games, including […]

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]]> College Football Kicks Off On Aug. 29. It’s A Meaningful Date In Heisman History. https://www.heisman.com/college-football-kicks-off-on-aug-29-its-a-meaningful-date-in-heisman-history/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:06:28 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15937 College football is back in under 48 hours, kicking off on Aug. 29. This is not a drill. We don’t have to go back very far to find the last Heisman winner to begin his season on that date. Just two years, in fact, when Travis Hunter helped Colorado defeat North Dakota State on a […]

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]]> How Did Recent Heisman Winners Fare In Week 1? Let’s Take A Look https://www.heisman.com/how-did-recent-heisman-winners-fare-in-week-1-lets-take-a-look/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:26:47 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15925 This time in 2025, Fernando Mendoza was neither a favorite nor a long shot for the Heisman Trophy. He was a known commodity after starting at California, but the then-first-year Hoosier wasn’t exactly considered a serious challenger for the Heisman in August of 2025. That did not change after his first start for Indiana, a […]

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]]> Mendoza Airs It Out In First NFL Preseason Game https://www.heisman.com/mendoza-airs-it-out-in-first-nfl-preseason-game/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:56 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15894 Two years ago, Fernando Mendoza quarterbacked California in blue and gold. Last season, Mendoza made history at Indiana in crimson and cream. Now that he’s a Las Vegas Raider, Mendoza wears silver and black. Regardless of the color scheme, the 2025 Heisman winner is a playmaker and on Thursday, the rookie saw his first live […]

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]]> We Now Know The 2026-27 Bowl Schedule. Where Will The Heisman Fit In? https://www.heisman.com/we-now-know-the-2026-27-bowl-schedule-where-will-the-heisman-fit-in/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:41:18 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=15725 We’ve made it to June, which might as well be July Jr., which is awfully close to August, which is when the college football season starts. It’s right around the corner! Our appetites were whet this week with the release Wednesday (June 3) of the 2026-27 bowl schedule. Revel in it here. In my day, […]

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