{"id":1110232,"date":"2021-12-11T21:59:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T02:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1110232"},"modified":"2021-12-11T21:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T02:59:09","slug":"alabama-quarterback-bryce-young-wins-heisman-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-quarterback-bryce-young-wins-heisman-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Quarterback Bryce Young Wins Heisman Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-quarterback-bryce-young-wins-heisman-trophy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1110232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>There have been three Alabama players who have won the coveted Heisman trophy, all with Nick Saban as head coach. Running backs Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry won the award in 2009 and 2015, while wide receiver DeVonta Smith became the first Alabama wide receiver to take home the award in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama has had a run of success rarely seen before in collegiate athletics, especially considering the difficulties of modern day college football. Since Saban took over as head coach in 2007, the Crimson Tide have won a ridiculous six national championships. And yet, not once has a Saban-coached quarterback won college football\u2019s most prestigious award.<\/p>\n<p>Until Saturday night, that is.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young became the 2021 Heisman trophy winner Saturday night, beating out Michigan defensive end Aiden Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Young won the Maxwell Award \u2014 given to the player of the year in college football \u2014 and now becomes just the second sophomore to take home the Heisman, along with making Alabama just the sixth school in college football history to have back-to-back Heisman trophy winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you can win an award like this, it goes as an individual award, but it\u2019s a team award,\u201d Young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2021\/12\/11\/heisman-trophy-bryce-young-wins-college-football-top-honor\/6468132001\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cBecause I couldn\u2019t do it without any of those guys. I am one who has been labeled as not the prototype, being an African-American quarterback and being undersized. It wasn\u2019t about proving them wrong, but proving to myself what I can accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his first season as a starter, Young led Alabama to the SEC crown, and now has his team ranked number one in the country, favored to win Saban\u2019s eighth national title. In a year in which a Heisman favorite took months to materialize, it was Young\u2019s performance to close out the season that won him the award.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama faced a seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter of their final regular season game against in-state rival Auburn, only for Young to drive his team down the field for the tying score with 0:24 seconds remaining. Young\u2019s 28-yard touchdown pass to Ja\u2019Corey Brooks sent the game into overtime, where Alabama found a way to win in four overtimes.<\/p>\n<p>The following week, Young cemented his Heisman case.<\/p>\n<p>Against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, Young torched an historically great Bulldogs defense, throwing for 421 yards and three touchdowns in a dominant 41-24 Alabama win. In the romp, Young had multiple \u201cHeisman moments,\u201d none more impressive than his third quarter dime to Jameson Williams.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bryce Young opens the second half with a DIME to Jameson Williams \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBSSports<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVLK5SNSEF\">pic.twitter.com\/JVLK5SNSEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1467273131500916740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you watched the game, if you\u2019ve been watching the whole season, ain\u2019t nobody else coming close to him,\u201d Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/alabamas-bryce-young-expected-to-become-1st-crimson-tide-qb-to-win-heisman\">said<\/a> following Alabama\u2019s SEC Championship win. \u201cHe should win it. The voters can see that. Everybody can see that. Bryce should win the Heisman this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young finished the season with 4,322 passing yards, 43 touchdowns, and just four interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson finished second \u2014 the second-highest finish for a defensive player since Notre Dame\u2019s Manti Te\u2019o in 2012 \u2014 with Pickett and Stroud coming in third and fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Cincinnati in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on December 31st with a chance to advance to the national championship game. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been three Alabama players who have won the coveted Heisman trophy, all with Nick Saban as head coach. Running backs Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry won the award in 2009 and 2015, while wide receiver DeVonta Smith became the first Alabama wide receiver to take home the award in 2020.Alabama has had a run of success rarely seen before in collegiate athletics, especially considering the difficulties of modern day college football. Since Saban took over as head coach in 2007, the Crimson Tide have won a ridiculous six national championships. And yet, not once has a Saban-coached quarterback won college football\u2019s most prestigious award.Until Saturday night, that is.Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young became the 2021 Heisman trophy winner Saturday night, beating out Michigan defensive end Aiden Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.On Thursday, Young won the Maxwell Award \u2014 given to the player of the year in college football \u2014 and now becomes just the second sophomore to take home the Heisman, along with making Alabama just the sixth school in college football history to have back-to-back Heisman trophy winners.\u201cWhenever you can win an award like this, it goes as an individual award, but it\u2019s a team award,\u201d Young said. \u201cBecause I couldn\u2019t do it without any of those guys. I am one who has been labeled as not the prototype, being an African-American quarterback and being undersized. It wasn\u2019t about proving them wrong, but proving to myself what I can accomplish.\u201dIn his first season as a starter, Young led Alabama to the SEC crown, and now has his team ranked number one in the country, favored to win Saban\u2019s eighth national title. In a year in which a Heisman favorite took months to materialize, it was Young\u2019s performance to close out the season that won him the award.Alabama faced a seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter of their final regular season game against in-state rival Auburn, only for Young to drive his team down the field for the tying score with 0:24 seconds remaining. Young\u2019s 28-yard touchdown pass to Ja\u2019Corey Brooks sent the game into overtime, where Alabama found a way to win in four overtimes.The following week, Young cemented his Heisman case.Against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, Young torched an historically great Bulldogs defense, throwing for 421 yards and three touchdowns in a dominant 41-24 Alabama win. In the romp, Young had multiple \u201cHeisman moments,\u201d none more impressive than his third quarter dime to Jameson Williams.Bryce Young opens the second half with a DIME to Jameson Williams \ud83c\udfaf(via @CBSSports)pic.twitter.com\/JVLK5SNSEF\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 4, 2021\u201cIf you watched the game, if you\u2019ve been watching the whole season, ain\u2019t nobody else coming close to him,\u201d Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. said following Alabama\u2019s SEC Championship win. \u201cHe should win it. The voters can see that. Everybody can see that. Bryce should win the Heisman this year.\u201dYoung finished the season with 4,322 passing yards, 43 touchdowns, and just four interceptions.Hutchinson finished second \u2014 the second-highest finish for a defensive player since Notre Dame\u2019s Manti Te\u2019o in 2012 \u2014 with Pickett and Stroud coming in third and fourth place.No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Cincinnati in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on December 31st with a chance to advance to the national championship game. Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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