Three for the Show: Bush, Leinart, Young
The Heisman Trophy competition is a three-man race -- as it has been all season.
Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart of USC will be back in New York on Saturday, along with Texas quarterback Vince Young, when the Heisman is awarded to the nation’s best college football player.
The Downtown Athletic Club, which hands out the sport’s most prestigious individual award, invited only those three players to the presentation ceremony.
Last season, five players attended the Heisman ceremony and Leinart won it. Since 1999, either four or five finalists have been invited to New York.
“It’s a great honor to be invited as a Heisman finalist again,” Leinart said in a statement. “Like last year, when I won the award, it says as much about my teammates and coaches as it does about me.”
Said Bush: “It was a great experience last year, seeing Matt win it. I’m happy we can go back again to represent USC and the football program.”
A victory for Bush or Leinart would be USC’s unprecedented third in four years and seventh overall. Young would be Texas’ third Heisman winner.
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