“I’d say he’s your Heisman Trophy guy,” said Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi. The Panthers lost 52-17 to Clemson on Nov. 28, with Lawrence throwing for 403 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in more than a month.
“We’re in a pandemic and he shouldn’t lose any votes for Heisman because he didn’t play in a couple games because of COVID. It wasn’t like he made a bad decision and got whacked in the backfield and went down and threw a pick at the same time. His play on the field speaks for itself.”
Winning the Heisman is “really not the biggest deal to me,” Lawrence said.
“I’ve never been one to really care that much about awards. It would be an honor to be in the running for the Heisman, but honestly, if I don’t win it, the world’s not going to stop.”
According to the most recent USA TODAY Network survey of 22 Heisman voters, Jones leads with 15 first-place votes and 52 overall points. Smith went from fourth in the previous survey to second, with five first-place votes and 27 points, while Trask dropped from first to third, with just a single first-place vote. Lawrence is in fourth with 13 points.
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