Bill Connelly invented all of this; check out his college football analytics blog, Football Study Hall.
But first, let’s talk a little bit about the quarterback
Look, unless Florida manages to shut him down or enough voters buy in to the idea that the Heisman has to go to a quarterback, Derrick Henry will likely depart to the NFL as the second stiff-arm trophy winner from Alabama. If the Tide get into the playoff, and particularly if they make the national title game, he will likely leave with almost all of the significant career and season rushing records at the Capstone as well,[1] which as you may recall is a team that’s featured, among others, Johnny Musso, Tony Nathan, Bobby Humphrey, Sherman Williams, Shaun Alexander, Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, and T.