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ESPN’s Mike Greenberg says who he believes should win the Heisman Trophy

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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For the better part of the 2018 season, we all thought the Heisman Trophy had already been awarded. Tua Tagovailoa was spectacular and Alabama was dominant. He appeared to be the clear-cut frontrunner without much competition.

Things have gotten a little more interesting as the season concluded, though. Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray had a tremendous performance in the Sooners’ win over Texas in the Big XII title game. Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins strung together three epic performances to close out the season for the Buckeyes.

It’s created a great debate headed into Saturday night.

Tagovailoa, Haskins and Murray will all be in New York City, all hoping to hear their name called. But only one of the three quarterbacks can win the award. Which one should it be?

ESPN host Mike Greenberg weighed in on the award, saying that Heisman should go to Haskins for his outstanding season. Greenberg also made it clear that he’s not a fan of how the voting works.

“I don’t like the way the Heisman is decided at all,” Greenberg wrote on Twitter. “The fact so many vote before the final games is farcical. But it’s a great award nonetheless and, while he won’t, I believe Dwayne Haskins deserves to win it this year.”

Haskins’ numbers are hard to argue with. He led the nation in passing yards (4,580) and passing touchdowns (47), while leading the Buckeyes to a 12-1 record and a B1G title. Those numbers should be enough to land him the Heisman.

But a huge factor is that Tagovailoa and Murray have led their teams to the College Football Playoff and a chance to compete for a national championship. That’s a huge factor heading into Saturday night.

All three candidates are worthy to take home the award. And if it was any other year, Haskins would likely be the easy choice.

He just has two really good opponents.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB