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FSU’s Dalvin Cook not invited to Heisman Trophy presentation

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Run as he might, Dalvin Cook could never catch up to the Heisman Trophy

Cook, FSU’s star running back, was not among the five players invited to New York for the Heisman ceremony. Those players included Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield and receiver DeDe Westbrook. The latter two, teammates, might come as a surprise.

The Heisman will be awarded Saturday night.

Cook has scored 19 total touchdowns this season, and rushed for 1,620 yards – 71 yards shy of his single-season school record set as a sophomore in 2015.

Cook had a slow start to the season as Jackson and Watson emerged as the top two players in the ACC.

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