College Football: 10 Top Storylines for 2015 Season

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Dec 30, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the 1968 Heisman Trophy of Southern California Trojans tailback O.J. Simpson (not pictured) at Heritage Hall. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Heisman Campaigns

There will always be speculation about who will win the Heisman Trophy each season, and all the top athletes will undoubtedly have a Heisman campaign put together by their school’s athletic department and PR staff.

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But over the past few seasons there has been a noticeable decline in overall interest about who wins the coveted trophy.

Heisman winners have been showing less impact in the NFL over the past decade, and with the rookie salary cap installed by the latest NFL collective bargaining agreement, carrying a Heisman Trophy into contract negotiations means very little anymore.

The stories will unfold as in past seasons, but will there be much less emphasis on who is in the running and who comes out of nowhere to provide us all with their own “Heisman moment”? The most intriguing story could be whether or not we see a defensive player break through and take the honor away from this year’s crop of quarterbacks and running backs.

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