Heisman Hopefuls: Behind the arguments against Manziel

Last week a national guest on a local radio show was explaining why he would not include Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel among the top three of his Heisman Trophy ballot.

The reasoning was that Texas A&M’s porous defense enhanced Manziel’s statistics. He felt that Manziel had to stay in the game longer than most Heisman candidates in order for A&M to have a chance to win, so he was able to post superior numbers.