Written by Sean Keeley at The Comeback
Despite a loaded field full of contenders and lacking a true favorite, The Heisman Trust has announced that only three finalists will head to New York for the 2015 Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday.
The lucky trio consists of Alabama RB Derrick Henry, Clemson QB Deshaun Watson and Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey.
Naturally, the fanbases representing other Heisman hopefuls have been vocal in their disappointment. For example, LSU fans are not pleased that one-time Heisman lock Leonard Fournette will not be attending. Fournette himself summed it up with one simple emoji.
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— 7⃣ (@_fournette) December 7, 2015
It wasn’t a surprise that Navy QB Keenan Reynolds didn’t get invited, through it would still be cool if they flew him in via helicopter following the Army-Navy game.
Snubs aside, however, the announcement was a reminder that college football exists within a self-made realm of arcane rules, iffy logic and unaccountable partners who can basically do as they please. The Heisman Trophy is recognized as how we honor college football’s most outstanding player, but it also comes with strange customs that don’t really serve the student-athletes it’s supposed to represent.
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