re: Talking Heads complaining Heisman is a QB award. Concern?

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That has been a complaint for at least 50 years, so...

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More like 20 years, the complaint 30 years ago was it was a running back award.



Since 1989, 21 of the 30 winners were QBs. That’s 21 of 35 total QBs to win. Only 6 were RBs. 6 of 41 (44 if you add halfbacks/full backs).

30 years ago, the primary focus of the college offenses was switching from running to passing.

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That has been a complaint for at least 50 years, so ...

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Actually the ‘70s and early ‘80s belonged to the running backs. A running back won it every year from 1972 (Johnny Rodgers was considered a WR/RB) to 1983. When Doug Flutie won in 1984, he was the first QB to win it since Pat Sullivan in 1971.

Quarterbacks started winning on a regular basis once offenses became more passing oriented in the 1990s. But I watched enough college football in the ‘70s and ‘80s and there were a lot of wishbone/veer/option type teams. Many coaches acted as if they were allergic to the forward pass. That’s why RBs dominated the Heisman in that era.