College football: Ranking every Heisman Trophy winner

35. Ranking every Heisman Trophy Winner: Eddie George, Ohio State Buckeyes football

The Ohio State Buckeyes football program is loaded with legendary players, as they have been a constant in the college football world for as long as the game has been played. Back in the mid-1990s, a big-bodied running back began to make noise in Columbus, this after playing sparingly as a true freshman and sophomore, before exploding onto the scene as a junior in 1994.

During that 1994 season, Eddie George rushed for over 1,400 yards and 12 touchdowns, as the product of Fork Union High School began to decimate Big Ten opponents. While that is a solid season by any measure, it does not stack up to what he did during his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1995, where he ran for over 1,800 yards and found the end zone 23 times, leading the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record.

For his efforts, George won the Heisman Trophy over legendary players like Tommie Frazier from Nebraska, and an eventual winner in Florida’s Danny Wuerrfel. He left school as the all-time leading rusher, and second in rushing touchdowns, before carving out an outstanding NFL career with the Titans organization. He was big, fast, and punishing, posting 11 straight games with at least 100 yards on the ground.

34. Ranking every Heisman Trophy Winner: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Sooners football

Growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford was a tremendous athlete, playing multiple sports in high school, including football, golf, and basketball. Though he had the size and skill to play at the Division I level, he was not highly-recruited, but when Oklahoma offered him a scholarship, he made the no-brainer decision to attend the university.

After shining as a redshirt freshman, throwing 36 touchdowns, Bradford would take the helm of one of the greatest offenses in the history of college football. Leading the Sooners to a 13-1 record, Bradford went absolutely nuts in 2008, throwing for nearly 4,500 yards, and scoring a combined 53 touchdowns on the ground, and through the air. Video game numbers.

When it came time for the Heisman Trophy voting, he actually did not get the most first-place votes, as that went to Tim Tebow, but he had enough second-place votes to come out on top and become the fifth Oklahoma player to win the award. The second straight sophomore to take home the Heisman, Bradford came back for his junior year and suffered a terrible shoulder injury, as the injury bug would plague him the rest of the way in college, and again in the pros.