SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The declaration echoed through the hallways near the home team locker rooms and might have just been loud enough to be heard at the visitor’s locker room, too.
“Brandon Wimbush for Heisman!”
Former Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer skipped down the corridor underneath Notre Dame Stadium and put his arm around his successor. He’d done the same thing a few minutes earlier, nearly tackling Wimbush on the field where the redshirt junior quarterback had just led the Fighting Irish to a 24–17 win over rival Michigan.
The Heisman Trophy conversation might be premature.