What It’s Like to Live in a Heisman Trophy Winner’s Shadow

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart sprinted around, blasted through and passed over Notre Dame’s defense in a performance so complete fans chanted “Heis-man, Heis-man” as he left his home stadium that November night in 2009.

In the Big Ten’s first consensus No. 1 vs. No. 2 game in 1985, Iowa quarterback Chuck Long guided the top-ranked Hawkeyes on a game-winning drive to beat Michigan 12-10. Iowa ultimately secured the outright Big Ten title because of that victory.

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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy outdueled Oklahoma rival Sam Bradford to win the Red River Rivalry, pounded Texas A&M in the season finale and completed more than 80 percent of his passes seven times during

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