Free 30-Days | Newsletter | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Contact
Forums: Talk of Champions | Recruiting with Andrew Bone
Alabama players might not agree on this year’s Heisman voting, but that doesn’t mean they don’t respect the winner.
Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray bested Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa for college football’s most prestigious individual honor as he was presented with the Heisman Trophy earlier this month. Initially, that set off a slew of outrage among Crimson Tide players.
Linebacker Mack Wilson was one of the first to chime in, tweeting “Bullshit..” shortly after the award was announced. Defensive end Isaiah Buggs then followed up by tweeting “Tua Suppose To Bring that Heisman Trophy back home,” followed by “Dec 29 it’s up.” Pretty soon, the hashtag #Dec29 started trending on Twitter as several other Alabama players and coaches referenced No. 1 Alabama’s Orange Bowl matchup against No. 4 Oklahoma as a means of revenge.
Although, while Crimson Tide players might want to prove voters wrong during its College Football semifinal against the Sooners, they mean no disrespect to Murray.
When asked last week if Murray was the best quarterback Alabama has faced so far, safety Deionte Thompson didn’t hesitate, stating, “Absolutely” before repeating himself two times for good measure.
“We've played against some great quarterbacks,” Thompson said. “but he's by far the best.”
