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Johnny Manziel seemingly has a lot to live up to. As the first freshman ever to win the Heisman Trophy, the Texas A&M quarterback will endure a substantial amount of scrutiny during the rest of his college career. The Heisman, given out this past weekend, is widely considered college football's most significant award. Manziel must be feeling the weight of its legacy—right?
Actually, perhaps not. Surprising as it may seem, recent history shows that he should enjoy this newfound fame while he can: Lately, there has only been a weak association between winning the Heisman Trophy and achieving professional success in football. It turns out that pundits and fans may have been obsessing over the wrong football award for the past decade and half.
NEW YORK -- Nobody really knows where it started. The nickname, of course. Johnny Football. There will be those who will claim to have come up with it. If they have good enough lawyers, maybe they can even squeeze some money... more »
Johnny Manziel spent his 20th birthday Thursday, with what little time he had, playing nine holes of golf with his family. That night, he accepted the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback. That... more »
Johnny Manziel will make history Saturday night when he wins the Heisman Trophy. For the second straight year, a kid from Texas will hoist the coveted trophy, and for the first time, a freshman will stand as the best player in... more »
On the final Saturday of the regular season, Johnny Football will become Johnny Spectator. A week later, I fully expect Texas A&M’s freshman quarterback to then become Johnny Heisman. I can’t imagine anything that could... more »
t’s been a long, prosperous week for Notre Dame senior linebacker Manti Te’o. He was in Charlotte on Monday to collect the Nagurski Award; in New York on Tuesday night where he was honored as a Scholar Athlete at the... more »
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