
Editor's note: This story originally ran Dec. 5. We are republishing it ahead of Saturday night's Heisman Trophy ceremony.
Across the Willamette River from the Oregon Ducks’ campus lies a sprawling set of football facilities that have risen up over the years in the shadows of Autzen Stadium. If you were to wander into the futuristic-looking Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, home to the No. 1 team in the country, chances are high you would be drawn to the school’s lone Heisman Trophy displayed in the main lobby.