Alabama’s Derrick Henry wins 2015 Heisman Trophy
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Version 0 of 1. It was a long wait to hear who won this year’s Heisman Trophy, but for Alabama’s Derrick Henry it was worth it. With 1,832 voting points, Henry beat out Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey, who had 1,539 points, and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, who banked 1,165. “Since I’ve been a kid it’s been a lifelong goal and a dream of mine,” Henry said while accepting his award Saturday night in New York. Henry winning is no surprise. He was the favorite going into Saturday night’s ceremony after breaking Herschel Walker’s Southeastern Conference rushing record with 1,986 yards for 23 touchdowns. The latter half of the season proved especially fruitful for Henry, who rushed for at least 2oo yards in four games since Oct. 17. His highlight reel was impressive. What wasn’t impressive to many college football fans, however, was ESPN’s 90-minute show before Henry was announced as the winner. Widely panned on social media as boring, the show inspired a plethora of memes from at-home viewers. Me waiting on them to announce the heisman pic.twitter.com/o52uc576e8 — Jose Aquafresco (@jwbul287) December 13, 2015 Me waiting on them to announce the heisman pic.twitter.com/o52uc576e8 — Jose Aquafresco (@jwbul287) December 13, 2015 This has to stop. It just has to stop. This whole #Heisman TV show concept just has to stop. — Chuck Culpepper (@ChuckCulpepper1) December 13, 2015 This has to stop. It just has to stop. This whole #Heisman TV show concept just has to stop. — Chuck Culpepper (@ChuckCulpepper1) December 13, 2015 Dear @ESPN and the Heisman Presentation: pic.twitter.com/27P5bNVTUP — Sports on Earth (@SportsonEarth) December 13, 2015 Dear @ESPN and the Heisman Presentation: pic.twitter.com/27P5bNVTUP — Sports on Earth (@SportsonEarth) December 13, 2015
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