Monday the nominees were named for the Heisman Trophy and one name stood out above all others and that was Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett.
Bennett was the first name called out as a list of Heisman nominees and it shocked a lot of people. First of all, Bennett did not make first or second-team All-SEC or SEC Offensive Player of the Year. That honor was taken by Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker who was the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year and was first-team All-SEC.
The second-team All-SEC quarterback was the current Heisman winner Bryce Young. Both quarterbacks weren’t invited to New York for the Heisman ceremony which stunned many, especially the omission of Hooker who had a fantastic year for the Vols.
The college football world had plenty to say about this and a lot of it wasn’t exactly supportive of Bennett getting a nod over both Hooker and Young.
Hendon Hooker should have been invited to New York.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 5, 2022
there's no serious Heisman case for Bryce Young but I'll give him this: every time he touched the ball with Alabama trailing in the 4th quarter this season he led a scoring drive to tie or take the lead. did not leave the field once in the 4th quarter (or OT) with Bama down.
— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 5, 2022
This is the most pathetic Heisman list I’ve ever seen. Are we just desperately handing this award to the QB of the highest ranked team at the end of the year now?
I’m good with Caleb Williams, but where’s Hendon Hooker? Where’s Bryce Young? https://t.co/44GuKxrMSr
— Barstool SEC (@SECBarstool) December 6, 2022
Stetson Bennett didn’t have a bad year for Georgia, in fact, he had more yards than Young and Hooker, however, he did throw fewer touchdowns (20)and more interceptions (6) than either Young or Hooker. Four of his 20 touchdowns came against LSU Saturday in the SEC Championship game.
The 2022 Heisman Trophy finalists…
– USC QB Caleb Williams
– TCU QB Max Duggan
– Ohio State QB CJ Stroud
– Georgia QB Stetson Bennett pic.twitter.com/5wCqiRkoXW— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 5, 2022
As you can tell, Bennett was not a popular choice even among the media.
