NEW YORK — Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young became the school’s first quarterback and its second straight player to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy as college football's most outstanding player on Saturday, easily outpacing the three other finalists in attendance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Last year, Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith won the Heisman. The presentation was held in January — and virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic — but quarterbacks have now won 18 of the last 21 Heismans.
Young added to his awards haul, having already won the AP College Football Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien and Maxwell trophies.