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Texas Football: 3 reasons Sam Ehlinger should be a Heisman frontrunner

At this point of the regular season, the Heisman conversation is mostly all conjecture. While it is important to get off to a strong start for any potential Heisman finalist to find his way to New York City by the end of the regular season, there are more important factors down the line. But the Texas football program already has a strong Heisman contender off to a good start this season with junior star quarterback Sam Ehlinger.

For the last two seasons, the Heisman winner did come out of the Big 12. Head coach Lincoln Riley and his offensive genius produced the last two Heisman winners out of the rival Oklahoma Sooners football program.