Brennan finishes third in Heisman voting.
Hawaii QB Colt Brennan finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting behind winner Tim Tebow and runner-up Darren McFadden. Brennan received 54 first-place votes, 114 second-place votes, and 242 third-place votes for a total of 632 total points.
The senior, who was the only senior of the four finalists invited to New York, is the highest finisher from a non-BCS school since Steve McNair of I-AA Alcorn St. finished third behind Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam in 1994. Utah’s Alex Smith finished fourth in 2004, and so did TCU’s LaDainian Tomlinson in 2000.
Brennan broke the NCAA record for career touchdown passes this season, throwing his 122nd against Boise State (he now has 131), and has that record along with the single-season record, which he broke last season. He helped lead the Warriors to their first outright WAC title, a 12-0 regular season (they’re the only unbeaten team left in the NCAA’s top division), a top-10 ranking, and a berth in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia.
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December 14th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
The world of college football is so stacked against players like Brennan at non-BCS schools that it’s amazing that he cam in 3rd. The RB at UCF had a better year than McFadden, Brennan and Daniel, yet he was nowhere close in the voting. There’s no true justice and no matter how many Hawaii, Utah or Boise State wins occur, they’re not enough to make a true difference.