For the second straight season, Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook had a season of over 1,600 yards while becoming the school’s career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns leader.
For the second straight season, the FSU star will be watching the Heisman Trophy ceremony from home instead of being in New York City as a finalist for the award – supposedly handed out to the best player in college football.
Announced Monday night, the five finalists do include two players Cook faced already this season – and one he will see in the upcoming Orange Bowl game:
— The Heisman Trophy (@HeismanTrophy) December 6, 2016
There is no argument that most of those players deserve to be there without question – the jury is still out on Westbrook when you compare his numbers as a receiver to Cook’s as a back – so the debate is not what spot Dalvin Cook should have taken.