After the departure of NFL number-one overall pick Cam Ward, the Hurricanes have yet another signal caller who might be holding Heisman hardware after the 2025 season

Another commonality: Almost all of these players are on preseason top-25 teams. The Heisman Trophy winner is often a leader on a team that played for its conference championship or is bound for the College Football Playoff. The past two winners (Hunter in ’24 and Jayden Daniels in ’23) were rare exceptions.

CBS Sports and 247Sports took on a similar task of naming each preseason top-25 team's top Heisman candidate in May. Lagway was the natural pick with better odds before his injury woes became a headline. He ranked 10th, one spot ahead of Miami (via Georgia) quarterback Carson Beck.

One of the funnier tweets to come across the X timeline during the dog days of summer is Darren McFadden's right to claim one of the Heisman Trophy's he was rob

Further down the list, Army, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Michigan and Nebraska have each won the Heisman Trophy three times. Every Heisman Trophy winner in history 1935: Jay Berwanger, Chicago, HB

The Heisman Trophy favorite has two career starts. That is one indicator of the Arch Manning effect at Texas. The redshirt sophomore quarterback is the odds-on favorite for the 2025 Heisman Trophy heading into his first season as a full-time starter.

Baylor fans are just nine days away from seeing the Bears take the field in Waco to face SEC's Auburn in a mega Week 1 clash. With the Big 12 Conference having