Johnny Manziel Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/johnny-manziel/ The most prestigious award in college football. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:50:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Johnny Manziel Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/tag/johnny-manziel/ 32 32 It’s College Football’s Media Day Season, Where A Likely Future Heisman Winner Will Be Speaking Soon https://www.heisman.com/its-college-footballs-media-day-season-where-a-likely-future-heisman-winner-will-be-speaking-soon/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:50:36 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=14258 The college football calendar has numerous circled dates, including spring ball in March and April, the start to summer camp in late July, virtually every fall Saturday (and many Thursdays and Fridays) between September and November and for lucky teams, some postseason dates in December and January. And, oh yea, a certain early weekend in […]

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]]> Reviewing Memorable Heisman Campaign Moments https://www.heisman.com/reviewing-memorable-heisman-campaign-moments/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:34:45 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=13772 Heisman Trophies are won on the field. Eighty-eight men have won 89 bronze statues thanks to outstanding seasons that swayed hundreds and hundreds of Heisman voters to ink their name atop ballots bound for New York City. But a little marketing buzz never hurt, right? Sixty years ago, a Heisman marketing campaign was a mailer, […]

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]]> Returning Heisman Winners And Their Season Openers https://www.heisman.com/returning-heisman-winners-and-their-season-openers/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 02:37:37 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?p=12644 Whether we call it Week Zero or Week 1A or simply fold the seven-game slate of games this Saturday into an expanded Week 1, college football season is here! Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans are part of that first mini slate of action and he will play his first game as a Heisman Trophy […]

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]]> Heisman 2010s: The decade that was https://www.heisman.com/articles/heisman-2010s-the-decade-that-was/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:24:15 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=9794 An incredible decade of Heisman excellence comes to a close this year and while we don’t yet know who will win the 2019 trophy, he will join an extraordinary cast of college football greats. In a sports decade defined by the explosion of social media and the empowerment of athletes to tell their own stories, […]

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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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]]> 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 Heisman and the Bowls: A look back at some of the most memorable performances https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:26:04 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-heisman-and-the-bowls-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-most-memorable-performances/ The Heisman Trophy is once again in the spotlight this bowl season, as 2018 Heisman winner Kyler Murray prepares to square off against the Heisman runner up Tua Tagovailoa in the Orange Bowl in the first round of the College Football Playoff. With that pending Heisman bonanza in mind, let’s rewind a bit to recognize […]

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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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]]> The Buzz: Heisman news and views https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-buzz-heisman-news-and-views-66/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:59:03 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=8576 Week 10 of the 2018 college football season is in the books.  We’re just three weeks away from the mailing of Heisman ballots. 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 […]

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]]> The Buzz: Heisman news and views https://www.heisman.com/articles/the-buzz-heisman-news-and-views-58/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:29:06 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=8254 Week two of the 2018 college football season is now complete. 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 here […]

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]]> Heismans from out of nowhere https://www.heisman.com/articles/heismans-from-out-of-nowhere/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 05:00:23 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/coming-from-out-of-nowhere/ The college football season has officially begun and with that inevitably comes all the talk of “Who’s going to win the Heisman?” It seems that almost everyone is considered a Heisman candidate these days, partially because a few players of late have seemingly come out of nowhere to win the trophy. In fact, six of […]

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]]> The NFL Combine: How the Heismans stack up https://www.heisman.com/the-nfl-combine-how-the-heismans-stack-up/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:48:57 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/the-nfl-combine-how-the-heismans-stack-up/ For the first time since 2015, there will be two Heisman Trophy winners — Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield — taking part in the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. The 2018 event started this past Wednesday and continues until Monay, March 5. Heisman winners have, in recent years, peformed quite well there. The most recent Heisman winner to […]

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]]> Notes on the 2017 Heisman finalists https://www.heisman.com/articles/notes-on-the-2017-heisman-finalists/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:49:19 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/notes-on-the-2017-heisman-finalists/ The three finalists for the 2017 Heisman Trophy are set. They’ll be heading to New York on Friday to take part in all the festivities surrounding the announcement of the 83rd annual award. Here are a few items of note about Heisman finalist lore for all you trophy aficionados out there: — There have been […]

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]]> Heisman’s last 10 years https://www.heisman.com/heismans-last-10-years/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:11:33 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/heismans-last-10-years/ The period between 2007 and 2017 has been, arguably, the most interesting and unpredictable span in the history of the Heisman Trophy. Starting in 2007 with Tim Tebow, the following has occurred: 1. The first sophomore (Tebow) won the Heisman. It took a monster season from the Florida quarterback to break one of the most enduring […]

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]]> This Week in Heisman History: Johnny Manziel sets SEC total offense mark in victory over Arkansas https://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-johnny-manziel-sets-sec-total-offense-mark-in-victory-over-arkansas/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:37:31 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-johnny-manziel-sets-sec-total-offense-mark-in-victory-over-arkansas/ In order to do something no one else has done, it helps to do things that no one else has done. That’s how Johnny Manziel won the Heisman in 2012. It is now five years since the Texas A&M quarterback burst on the college football scene to become the first freshman Heisman winner.  But the phenomenon that […]

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