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Heisman Finale: Johnny Football's race for history

With ballots due on Monday afternoon, all that's left to do is wait. Johnny Manziel is the clear frontrunner for college football's highest individual award, but Olin Buchanan explains why it's still a race to the finish.
By Olin Buchanan
December 4, 2012
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He was a record-setting SEC quarterback who led his team to a 10-win regular season. His fans fully expected him to win the Heisman Trophy because his primary competition was a defensive player.

But Tennessee’s Peyton Manning didn’t win. Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson did.

That’s why Aggies shouldn’t take it for granted that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. True, Manziel set an SEC single-season total offense record with 4,600 yards.



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