C-USA: #17 Western Kentucky 35, Rice 21
B. Foster (QB, WKU): 18-27, 288 yds, TD
AAC: #5 UCF 35, Navy 28
A. McDonald (WR, UCF): 20 rec, 219 yds, 4 TD
SEC: #1 Ole Miss 49, #6 Florida 32
D. McCullough (QB, MISS): 18-25, 311 yds, 2 TD
MWC: San Diego State 52, #11 Air Force 35
B. Horton (QB, SDSU): 20-28, 421 yds, 5 TD
PAC-12: #19 Washington 53, #4 UCLA 46
T. Graves (QB, WASH): 28-39, 430 yds, 6 TD, rush TD
ACC: #12 Notre Dame 37, #20 Miami 27
D. Taylor (QB, ND): 26-40, 286 yds, 3 TD
BIG 10: #8 Michigan State 35, #2 Wisconsin 14
L. Puckett (WR, MSU): 6 rec, 120 yds, 2 TD
BIG 12: #9 Oklahoma 52, #18 Houston 30
J. Tryson (QB, OU): 18-33, 318 yds, 4 TD, 11 rush, 112 yds, TD
MAC: #16 Eastern Michigan 27, Bowling Green 17
J. Bryant (QB, EMU): 16-25, 186 yds, 3 TD, 15 rush, 65 yds
Tryson wins Heisman
Putting together a five touchdown performance in a Big 12 win that will almost certainly send his team to the College Football Playoff, Oklahoma gunslinger Justyce Tryson has won the Heisman Trophy for the 2022 season. The fifth-year senior put together one of the best statistical seasons in recent memory, completing 279 passes for 4,015 yards while running for 853 more. Tryson accounted for 52 total touchdowns, with a playoff game or two still to play.
Tryson’s win is the first for a Sooner since Sam Bradford in 2008, and the first for a quarterback since 2018, when Florida’s Will Grier took home the award. For further information, each of the previous three Heisman winners at the quarterback position since the start of the dynasty have advanced their teams to the National Title Game.
Washington State’s sensational senior tailback Patrick Tuivalea, who finished the regular season with a national-leading 2,100 yards, finished second. UCLA quarterback Stephen Francis finished third, with UCF QB Aaron Houston and Ole Miss QB Devon McCullough rounding out the top five.
UConn Awards: Rodgers ironically wins Jet Rodgers; Butkus to Mike Hill; other Huskies come up empty
UConn snared an award that they are very familiar with winning. Marcus Rodgers took home the Johnny “Jet” Rodgers Award for the nation’s best return man during the Home Depot Awards Show, becoming the fourth different winner of the award from UConn. Rodgers follows Deshon Foxx (2014), Arkeel Newsome (2015-2017) and Jeff McNeal (2018).
After the return game struggled a bit following the graduation of Newsome, Rodgers electrified in 2022, often displaying no fear to return a deep kick. Rodgers led the nation in return touchdowns with one kickoff and punt apiece.
Other Huskies were not as lucky, however.
Mike Hill and his nation leading 108 tackles were enough to win him the Butkus Award for the nation’s best linebacker. However, he was unable to claim the Bednarik Award for the nation’s best defensive player, which went to Michael Riley of Ole Miss. James Mandrell finished behind Iowa State’s Dan Glover for the Lombardi Award, while Pitt corner Tyjuan Monroe beat out our own Kent Newton for the Thorpe Award.
Congrats to Rodgers and Hill!