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Derrick Henry earned Heisman, but is trophy losing its luster?

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When the Heisman Trophy winner is announced each year, those who care either celebrate the winner or wonder why someone else was not chosen. There was some of that this year, but there were those who wondered why more non-winners were not invited to the ceremony on Saturday. Alabama’s Derrick Henry, as expected, was the winner in a reasonably close vote. However, Christian McCaffrey of Stanford and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson had legitimate statistics to be selected. So did a few…

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Christian McCaffrey defines “outstanding” for 2015

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The 81st winner of college football’s Heisman Trophy will be revealed on Saturday night from New York’s Downtown Athletic Club. Voting is already completed and the top three are known. They are Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. Florida State fans thought Dalvin Cook was deserving of at least being on the stage. So did Cook and he said so. Cook had a chance to rush for 2,000 yards, but injuries…

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Florida State-Florida rivalry returns to national relevance

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The Florida State-Florida rivalry is nationally relevant again. It has championship implications, big-time bowl possibilities and maybe even a Heisman Trophy contender. It hasn’t been that way very often since 2000. And when the No. 14 Seminoles play at the 10th-ranked Gators on Saturday night, it will be just the third time in the last 15 years that both teams enter the in-state matchup ranked in the top 15. With so much at stake, it raises the intensity in a…

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10 Questions: Does Florida have enough firepower for FSU?

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Can the University of Florida find enough offensive sizzle to get past FSU? The Gators’ offense is stuck in a ditch, isn’t it? Twenty against FAU. Twenty-four against South Carolina. Nine against Vandy. It’s a testament to the Florida defense that it is a once-beaten team. Florida hasn’t scored more than 28 since the Ole Miss game. Florida’s offense has looked, frankly, like a boxer on the ropes for a month. FSU has too many playmakers for that to continue.…

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A new touchdown king crowned; Michigan, Notre Dame, FSU records broken

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Saturday’s college football action saw plenty of newsworthy accomplishments. While only three games featured ranked teams playing each other, unranked teams made spirited bids for upsets and produced heroic performances. An all-time NCAA record was established along with new records at two of college football’s most storied programs. Here are some of Saturday’s top accomplishments 307 – Rushing yards by Indiana against No. 14 Michigan in the Wolverines’ 48-41 double-overtime victory. Coming into the game, Michigan was the third-best defense…

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Sean Maguire’s performance ends any quarterback controversy at FSU

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If there was any thought Florida State might be looking at an ongoing quarterback controversy, that thought should be erased. Barring injury, Sean Maguire will lead the Seminoles for their final three games. Maguire came in for starter Everett Golson with 7:32 left in the second quarter with FSU trailing, 17-7. Golson had three turnovers, had thrown for only 52 yards. Coach Jimbo Fisher had nothing but positives to say about Maguire, especially the difficulty of coming into a game…

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RB Dalvin Cook running down Florida State single-season mark

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Dalvin Cook met Warrick Dunn for the first time three weeks ago before Florida State’s game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The two are likely to talk again this weekend when Cook is expected to break the Seminoles’ single-season record. Cook goes into Saturday’s game against North Carolina State needing 12 yards to surpass Dunn’s mark of 1,242 yards in 1995. Dunn, who played 12 years in the NFL and turns 41 in January, will be at the game. “He…

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