Eric Crouch Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/eric-crouch/ The most prestigious award in college football. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:32:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Eric Crouch Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/eric-crouch/ 32 32 Remembering 9/11 With A Reflection From 2001 Heisman Winner Eric Crouch https://www.heisman.com/articles/remembering-9-11-with-a-reflection-from-2001-heisman-winner-eric-crouch/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:28:30 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=12704 Eric Crouch was announced as the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner almost three months exactly after the terrorists attack on 9/11.  Ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the event, The Official Heisman Trophy Podcast talked with the Nebraska Cornhusker quarterback great about the time he spent in New York that December in 2001, his opportunity to […]

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]]> Johnny Rodgers’ Return And Other Big Heisman Performances In The Oklahoma-Nebraska Rivalry https://www.heisman.com/johnny-rodgers-return-and-other-big-heisman-performances-in-the-oklahoma-nebraska-rivalry/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 20:46:56 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=11386 Oklahoma and Nebraska renew their great rivalry Saturday, which brings back memories of Heisman winners in the series. The Sooners lead the series with the Cornhuskers, 46–38–3[, and the rival schools played every year between 1928 and 1997, on or near Thanksgiving for much of it. Shifting conference alignment and the switching of conferences cooled […]

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]]> Remembering The Victims Of 9-11, Reflecting Back On Our 2001 Heisman Weekend https://www.heisman.com/remembering-the-victims-of-9-11-reflecting-back-on-our-2001-heisman-weekend/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:35:05 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=10602 Today we honor and remember those who tragically lost their lives 20 years ago. We are also reflecting back at our unique 2001 Heisman Trophy weekend less than three months later. A day after winning the trophy, Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch toured Ground Zero where he met members of the NYPD, FDNY and other first […]

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]]> College Football Kicks Off Aug. 28! Which Heisman Winner Opened His Season The Earliest? https://www.heisman.com/college-football-kicks-off-aug-28-which-heisman-winner-opened-his-season-the-earliest/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:27:27 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=10579 The 2021 college football season is days away from starting and somewhere on the national landscape is a future Heisman Trophy winner getting ready for his season-opener. The first week is somewhat of a rolling start with five games set for Saturday, Aug. 28 followed by a host of games on Thursday and Friday (Sept. […]

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]]> Passing efficiency and the Heisman https://www.heisman.com/articles/passing-efficiency-and-the-heisman/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:03:37 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/passing-efficiency-and-the-heisman/ The concept of passing efficiency is a relatively new one in football. In fact, the NCAA formula to determine a quarterback’s ‘passer rating’ didn’t come around until 1979. As offenses have advanced and become more wide open, we’ve seen efficiency ratings shoot through the roof. In recent years, it has been a pretty good indicator of how […]

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]]> From the Vault: The first Heisman ceremony post-9/11 https://www.heisman.com/articles/from-the-vault-the-first-heisman-ceremony-post-9-11/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:02:59 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=9401 The 2001 Heisman ceremony and banquet, featuring Nebraska’s Eric Crouch, was a particularly emotional one as it was just three months removed from the 9/11 attacks that devastated lower Manhattan. Crouch, pictured above with members of the Fire Department of New York, later reflected back on his time in the wounded city: “What was unique […]

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]]> The Replacements https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-replacements-2/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:45:49 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-replacement/ When LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier takes the field against USC on September 1, he’ll have some big shoes to fill. So will USC quarterback Miller Moss As it turns out, both signal callers have been tabbed to replace Heisman Trophy winners. Nussmeier takes over for last year’s winner, Jaden Daniels, while Moss steps in for 2023 […]

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]]> The closest Heisman votes https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-closest-heisman-votes/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:50:27 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-closest-heisman-votes/ Is the Heisman race narrowing as we reach the final stretch? We may be headed for a very close Heisman vote. With that in mind, let’s take a look back at the five closest votes in Heisman history: 2009 — Mark Ingram edges out Toby Gerhart (1,304 to 1,276) Ingram beat out Gerhart despite having the fewest […]

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]]> The Worst Games https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-worst-games/ Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:17:54 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-worst-games/ Whenever a contender for the Heisman has an off day, it’s tempting to conclude that his chances to win the award have been diminished or even eliminated altogether. That is often the case but, as it turns out, it’s a pretty common thing for a Heisman winner to have a rough outing or two. Most […]

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]]> Video: Eric Crouch’s amazing 95-yard TD run against Missouri https://www.heisman.com/articles/video-spotlight-eric-crouchs-amazing-95-yard-td-run-against-missouri/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 11:13:46 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/video-spotlight-eric-crouchs-amazing-95-yard-td-run-against-missouri/ The heyday of the option quarterback was in the 1970s and 1980s, but it wasn’t until 2001 that one of them managed to win the Heisman Trophy. That was the year Eric Crouch masterfully executed Nebraska’s I-bone to near perfection, leading the Cornhuskers to an 11-1 record and a berth in the BCS title game. He […]

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]]> Three Heisman winners featured on 2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot https://www.heisman.com/articles/three-heisman-winners-featured-on-2019-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:18:44 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=8044 Crouch, Palmer and Salaam will have a shot at making the Hall of Fame this year.

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]]> August Heismans https://www.heisman.com/august-heismans/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 20:00:21 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/august-heismans/ Though the 2018 college football season doesn’t really get rolling until September, 36 FBS teams will spring into action before August comes to a close. That means almost one-third of FBS teams will have played already played a game by the time September hits. It used to be that college football seasons didn’t get started until much […]

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]]> The Buzz: Heisman news and views https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-buzz-heisman-news-and-views-52/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:02:27 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-buzz-heisman-news-and-views-52/ The second half of the 2017 college football season is upon us. Time for our traditional weekly feature that rounds up the latest Heisman news and updates from around the media world. (Disclaimer — The Heisman Trophy Trust and Heisman.com does not endorse any college football player for the Heisman Memorial Trophy. The information contained […]

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]]> What states produce the most Heisman winners? https://www.heisman.com/what-states-produce-the-most-heisman-winners/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/what-states-produce-the-most-heisman-winners/ When Lamar Jackson won the Heisman in 2017, it marked the second-consecutive year that a player born in the state of Florida took home the trophy. It was the first time the same state has produced Heisman winners in back-to-back seasons since 1989-90. But what states have produced the most Heisman winners over the years? Here’s a […]

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]]> Crouch, Woodson highlight 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot https://www.heisman.com/articles/crouch-woodson-highlight-2018-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:47:29 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/crouch-woodson-highlight-2018-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot/ Heisman Trophy winners Eric Crouch and Charles Woodson highlight the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot released today (June 1) by the National Football Foundation (NFF). “It’s an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.19 million people have played college football and only 987 players have been inducted,” said NFF President […]

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