The realization of a lifelong dream feels sweeter than words can express, even if it comes after bitter disappointment.
Julian Sayin told friends and family growing up that he'd be in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist someday. An Oregon fan in his youth, he watched Marcus Mariota hoist the award in 2014 and envisioned standing on the stage one day. Now that he'll officially be attending the ceremony as a finalist, he can only describe it as surreal.
“Me and my brother being quarterbacks, that was definitely a dream of ours,” Sayin said on Wednesday.