The Heisman Trophy is tomorrow and the person once considered a lock for the win, Florida Quarterback Time Tebow, is not only no longer that, he could lose to Nebraska Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh.
Who?
Yes. Nebraska Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh has emerged as a possible 2009 Heisman Trophy winner after Sports Illustrated writers selected Suh over Alabama Running Back Mark Ingram, and Stanford Running Back Toby Gerhart, who got three and one first place votes respectively.
The reason is that when one looks at the tape or video, its hard to find a more dominant player at his position than Suh. He had 12 sacks, 82 tackles (23 for loss), and 10 pass breakups, according to S.I.
One thing's for certain: defensive tackles, who play in the middle of a defense with a center on one side, the guard to deal with and the offensive tackle on the other, don't normally have 12 sack seasons, let alone 82 tackles.
This video - not created by the Nebraska Athletic Department - started a true grass-roots effort to place Suh in the Heisman hunt. It worked:
Suh was clearly the most dominant defensive player and many would argue the most dominant overall player in college football this year. I would have liked to see a defensive player get an opportunity to win the award.
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