A promise offered to his late mother has driven Quinton Flowers to become one of the best players in college football. Could he become The American’s first Heisman Trophy winner?
by Dick Weiss
The American Athletic Conference has taken rapid steps in the last five years to establish itself as a competitive rival with the nation’s power conferences. One of the few things missing from its resume, so far, is a Heisman Trophy finalist.
It should have happened two years ago when Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds was having a record setting season for an 11-2 team that was ranked in the top 25.