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Heisman 2023: Maye? Harrison Jr.? Who challenges Williams?

By RALPH D. RUSSO a great Heisman race be- the one school capable
AP College Football Writer tween the two as well next of producing a Heisman
NEW YORK (AP) — After season. Maye and the Tar contender at running
Caleb Williams won the Heels stumbled to the fin- back these days. Edwards
Heisman Trophy, becom- ish of this season, but he still showed late in the season
ing the eighth player to do ended the regular season he could be both a work-
so for Southern California, second in the country in to- horse and a home-run hit-
he talked about how cool tal offense at 367 yards per ter, stepping in for the in-
it will be to have his jersey game. jured Blake Corum with 401
retired at the school one Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, yards on 47 carries against
day and to be able to take Ohio State Ohio State and in the Big
his place with other USC The Buckeyes likely will be Ten title game.
greats. breaking in a new quarter- Teammate quarterback
"But as of right now, I got a back next season, but Har- J.J. McCarthy also could
game in three weeks or so rison should help make the emerge has a Heisman
and getting ready to pre- transition relatively smooth. contender, but Michigan Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams poses for pho-
pare for them, and I got a In his first season as a start- loves its smash-mouth style. tos after winning the Heisman Trophy, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022,
whole 'nother year or two er, the sophomore has Michael Penix Jr., QB, in New York.
into a USC," Williams said. caught 72 passes for 1,157 Washington and Bo Nix, Associated Press
Barring some unforeseen yards and 12 touchdowns. QB, Oregon and six interceptions in nine seasons of eligibility left. The
circumstance, Williams will He probably would be a Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas games while completing idea that Ewers could take
be the eighth Heisman Tro- first-round draft pick in the The highly touted former 56.6% of his passes. Arch a huge step forward in Year
phy winner since 2000 to next draft if he was eligible. five-star recruit had a me- Manning, the nephew of 2 can't be dismissed. Same
play college football the Donovan Edwards, RB, diocre first season as the Peyton and Eli Manning, ar- goes for Clemson's Cade
following season. Michigan Longhorns' starter, throw- rives in Austin soon to push Klubnik and Texas A&M's
None has come particular- Michigan seems to be ing 14 touchdowns passes Ewers, who still has three Conner Weigman.q
ly close to winning another.
Maybe Williams is the one
to break the trend and
become just the second
two-time Heisman winner,
joining Ohio State's Archie
Griffin (1974-75).
Williams on Saturday night
became the sixth sopho-
more to win the Heisman
and the second in a row
after Alabama's Bryce
Young last year.
This season, Young was
pretty great again. But he
missed some time with an
injury, didn't have the usu-
al stable of star receivers
afforded to Crimson Tide
quarterbacks in recent
years and ended up finish-
ing sixth in the Heisman vot-
ing as Alabama went 10-2.
Expect Young and two-
time Heisman finalist C.J.
Stroud of Ohio State to
move on to the NFL next.
TCU quarterback Max Dug-
gan, the runner-up to Wil-
liams, might take advan-
tage of a fifth year after a
breakout senior season —
though it will be difficult for
Duggan and the Horned
Frogs to recreate this magi-
cal season.
Who else will challenge
Williams for the Heisman?
Here are a few guesses:
Drake Maye, QB, North
Carolina
There already is a de-
bate among NFL draftniks
about who will be the No.
1 overall pick in 2024: Wil-
liams or Maye? Could be