Defensive players face an uphill battle in the race for college football’s highest honor: the Heisman Trophy.
Amid Texas Tech’s incredible season, coach Joey McGuire knows that and he’s taking matters into his own hands. Star senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has a legitimate Heisman case solely on the defensive side of the ball. With an award dominated by skill position players, and quarterbacks in particular, McGuire began to put his star defender in on offense to prove his point.
