Re: Up To The Tusk | An Arkansas Razorbacks NCAA 14 Dynasty
And the 2020 Heisman Memorial Trophy goes to…
Joel Thomas, SR QB, Colorado!
Thomas takes home the award for a third straight season as he passes Archie Griffin’s previous record of two that he tied last season. Thomas earned the award by breaking the NCAA record in QB rating with a 212.9 rating. He completed 78.5% of his passes for 3343 yards and 43 touchdowns to 5 interceptions on 307 attempts. Rushing wise he has 148 attempts for 795 yards and 9 touchdowns. He led Colorado to a 12-1 record before a 49-45 loss to Rutgers in the Rose Bowl settled them at 12-2. Thomas will go down as arguably the greatest college player of all time. His 18452 passing yards ranks him second all time behind Case Keenum who set his record in five years to Thomas’ four. Thomas does hold the record for career touchdowns, both passing (173) and total (234). He did all this while leading Colorado to a 47-7 record and a national championship over his four years. Thomas also takes home the Maxwell Trophy. This was the closest Heisman vote of Thomas’ career and the voting results are below:
Joel Thomas, QB, Colorado: 341 1st, 261 2nd, 126 3rd, 1671 total
Quentin Herron, QB, GT: 245 1st, 264 2nd, 183 3rd, 1446 total
Brian Bradford, QB, Ark: 120 1st, 158 2nd, 242 3rd, 918 total
George Coley, HB, VT: 71 1st, 96 2nd, 212 3rd, 617 total
Ryan Rogers, HB, Army: 7 1st, 6 2nd, 21 3rd, 54 total
Other awards went to:
Quentin Herron, SR QB, Georgia Tech
Herron finished the year with 1968 yards and 28 touchdowns passing on 183 attempts. However, it was his 962 yards and 16 touchdowns rushing that was the reason he finished 2nd in Heisman voting and won the Walter Camp Trophy.
Brent Ewing, SR FS, Southern Miss
Herron finishes with 89 total tackles, including 8 for a loss. He added 2 sacks, 6 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and recoveries, a blocked kick, and a touchdown to his resume to win the Bednarik Trophy and the Thorpe Award.
Mike Moss, JR ROLB, Houston
Moss was a tackling machine this season with 99 tackles, 31 of those coming for a loss. He had 6.5 sacks with 2 of those forcing fumbles. While he is known for more of his run stopping ability, he did add an interception and 7 pass breakups on his way to winning the Nagurski and Best LB Awards.
Drew Walker, SR QB, Houston
Walker was a passing machine this season. He ranked 1st in the country in passing touchdowns (49) and 2nd in passing yards (4252). He did this while leading Houston to a 14-0 record and a national championship on his way to winning the Davey O’Brien Trophy.
George Coley, SR HB, Virginia Tech
Coley had 2051 yards on 301 attempts and 22 touchdowns. His 157.7 yards per game ranked 4th in the nation and helped Coley win the Doak Walker Award.
Michael Patterson, SR WR, Houston
Patterson won the Biletnikoff as the nations best receiver with his 89 catches for 1483 yards and 18 touchdowns. It was a bounce back season for Patterson who was injured for all but six games last season. Patterson was a monster after the catch with 759 of his yards coming after the reception.
Joel Freeman, SR TE, Texas
The nation's best TE this year was clearly Freeman. His 71 catches were 4th in the country for tight ends, 970 yards was 5th, and 13 touchdowns was first. He did all this while splitting targets with Texas’ other star pass catches which the other top tight ends didn’t have to deal with, and led to Freeman winning the Mackey.
Steve Hargrove, SR LT, Colorado
Hargrove finished the season without allowing a sack while protecting the Heisman winners blindside. This earned him the Outland Trophy.
Matt Gibson, SR C, Alabama
Gibson was one of the most dominant lineman in the country with his 23 pancakes. The Rimington winner was a key part of the Crimson Tides season.
Harvey Moore, JR RE, Nebraska
Despite being undersized at 5’11” 256lbs, Moore was dominant this year. He had 82 tackles with 29 being for a loss. He added 11.5 sacks to that and his forced fumble and recovery was one of the highlights of the season and drew comparisons to Clowney’s hit. This won him the Lombardi.
Willie Walden, K, Michigan
Walden hit 89% of his field goals, going 25 for 28. His long of 52 yards was tied for the longest among his fellow Groza finalists.
Justin Sanders, P, Alabama
Sanders didn’t go to Alabama with the expectation to be a star as a punter. He averaged 44.2 yards on his 47 punts and had 14 downed inside the 20 on his way to earning the Ray Guy Award.
Anthony Ellis, JR CB, Alabama
Sparingly used at his natural position this year, Ellis used his small size and shiftiness to his advantage. He didn’t have a kickoff return for a TD, but he did have a long of 80 yards on his way to 946 return yards on kickoffs. But his 68 yard punt return touchdown was one of the best plays of the season and helped add to his 383 punt return yards as he won Best Returner.
Joel Thomas, SR QB, Colorado!
Thomas takes home the award for a third straight season as he passes Archie Griffin’s previous record of two that he tied last season. Thomas earned the award by breaking the NCAA record in QB rating with a 212.9 rating. He completed 78.5% of his passes for 3343 yards and 43 touchdowns to 5 interceptions on 307 attempts. Rushing wise he has 148 attempts for 795 yards and 9 touchdowns. He led Colorado to a 12-1 record before a 49-45 loss to Rutgers in the Rose Bowl settled them at 12-2. Thomas will go down as arguably the greatest college player of all time. His 18452 passing yards ranks him second all time behind Case Keenum who set his record in five years to Thomas’ four. Thomas does hold the record for career touchdowns, both passing (173) and total (234). He did all this while leading Colorado to a 47-7 record and a national championship over his four years. Thomas also takes home the Maxwell Trophy. This was the closest Heisman vote of Thomas’ career and the voting results are below:
Joel Thomas, QB, Colorado: 341 1st, 261 2nd, 126 3rd, 1671 total
Quentin Herron, QB, GT: 245 1st, 264 2nd, 183 3rd, 1446 total
Brian Bradford, QB, Ark: 120 1st, 158 2nd, 242 3rd, 918 total
George Coley, HB, VT: 71 1st, 96 2nd, 212 3rd, 617 total
Ryan Rogers, HB, Army: 7 1st, 6 2nd, 21 3rd, 54 total
Other awards went to:
Quentin Herron, SR QB, Georgia Tech
Herron finished the year with 1968 yards and 28 touchdowns passing on 183 attempts. However, it was his 962 yards and 16 touchdowns rushing that was the reason he finished 2nd in Heisman voting and won the Walter Camp Trophy.
Brent Ewing, SR FS, Southern Miss
Herron finishes with 89 total tackles, including 8 for a loss. He added 2 sacks, 6 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and recoveries, a blocked kick, and a touchdown to his resume to win the Bednarik Trophy and the Thorpe Award.
Mike Moss, JR ROLB, Houston
Moss was a tackling machine this season with 99 tackles, 31 of those coming for a loss. He had 6.5 sacks with 2 of those forcing fumbles. While he is known for more of his run stopping ability, he did add an interception and 7 pass breakups on his way to winning the Nagurski and Best LB Awards.
Drew Walker, SR QB, Houston
Walker was a passing machine this season. He ranked 1st in the country in passing touchdowns (49) and 2nd in passing yards (4252). He did this while leading Houston to a 14-0 record and a national championship on his way to winning the Davey O’Brien Trophy.
George Coley, SR HB, Virginia Tech
Coley had 2051 yards on 301 attempts and 22 touchdowns. His 157.7 yards per game ranked 4th in the nation and helped Coley win the Doak Walker Award.
Michael Patterson, SR WR, Houston
Patterson won the Biletnikoff as the nations best receiver with his 89 catches for 1483 yards and 18 touchdowns. It was a bounce back season for Patterson who was injured for all but six games last season. Patterson was a monster after the catch with 759 of his yards coming after the reception.
Joel Freeman, SR TE, Texas
The nation's best TE this year was clearly Freeman. His 71 catches were 4th in the country for tight ends, 970 yards was 5th, and 13 touchdowns was first. He did all this while splitting targets with Texas’ other star pass catches which the other top tight ends didn’t have to deal with, and led to Freeman winning the Mackey.
Steve Hargrove, SR LT, Colorado
Hargrove finished the season without allowing a sack while protecting the Heisman winners blindside. This earned him the Outland Trophy.
Matt Gibson, SR C, Alabama
Gibson was one of the most dominant lineman in the country with his 23 pancakes. The Rimington winner was a key part of the Crimson Tides season.
Harvey Moore, JR RE, Nebraska
Despite being undersized at 5’11” 256lbs, Moore was dominant this year. He had 82 tackles with 29 being for a loss. He added 11.5 sacks to that and his forced fumble and recovery was one of the highlights of the season and drew comparisons to Clowney’s hit. This won him the Lombardi.
Willie Walden, K, Michigan
Walden hit 89% of his field goals, going 25 for 28. His long of 52 yards was tied for the longest among his fellow Groza finalists.
Justin Sanders, P, Alabama
Sanders didn’t go to Alabama with the expectation to be a star as a punter. He averaged 44.2 yards on his 47 punts and had 14 downed inside the 20 on his way to earning the Ray Guy Award.
Anthony Ellis, JR CB, Alabama
Sparingly used at his natural position this year, Ellis used his small size and shiftiness to his advantage. He didn’t have a kickoff return for a TD, but he did have a long of 80 yards on his way to 946 return yards on kickoffs. But his 68 yard punt return touchdown was one of the best plays of the season and helped add to his 383 punt return yards as he won Best Returner.
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