Heading into Championship Week, the Heisman Trophy pack has a clear top five — and one pace-setter ahead of them all. Alabama running back Derrick Henry’s spectacle against rival Auburn put the junior in pole position with just one week to go.
Henry’s one-man show Saturday was reminiscent of the ubiquitous martial-arts movie scenes, wherein a lone bad ass takes out an army of challengers. No one on the Auburn side could stop him, and as a result, it will be difficult for anyone to prevent Henry from bringing the Heisman back to Tuscaloosa.
Difficult, yes. Impossible, no.
Deshaun Watson had his own big game in the regular-season finale and is a starring performance in the ACC Championship Game away from making Henry sweat — particularly with Florida finds a way to slow Alabama’s Bulletproof Back.
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