NEW YORK—Mark Ingram became the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. But it was finalists Toby Gerhart of Stanford and Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska providing the event with its electricity and suspense.
Ingram’s credentials were hard to dispute. As the leading rusher on the nation’s No. 1 team, he was a safe choice as the Heisman winner.
Ndamukong Suh represents the D with a fourth-place Heisman finish.
But what captivated Heisman voters were the unusual paths taken by Gerhart and Suh.
Not often will you find a Heisman finalist like Gerhart: a two-sport athlete and such a devoted student that he’s carrying 21 credit hours—majoring in management, science and engineering—and still finding the time to lead the nation in rushing yards (1,736).
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