There’s one thing notably missing from Tennessee’s storied football history — a Heisman Trophy winner. Through six national title seasons, no Volunteer has ever won the prestigious award. Really over the last two decades, no Tennessee player has even really come close.
You have to go all the way back to 1997 to find the last opportunity. You know, the one where Charles Woodson managed to beat out Peyton Manning.
With Tennessee hiring Josh Heupel last year and the award having a heavy offensive lean to it, the odds of the Volunteers producing a potential Heisman contender instantly increased.