Highlights From the 4 Heisman Finalists

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports College football’s top individual honor will go to Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Kenny Pickett or Aidan Hutchinson. See them in action.https://nyti.ms/3IsvNEh

Alabama Wide Receiver DeVonta Smith Wins the Heisman Trophy

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Smith, a senior, is the first wide receiver to win college football’s top individual award since 1991.https://nyti.ms/3biGriV

The Heisman Trophy Goes Virtual, With a Surprise Favorite

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Quarterbacks have claimed the award 17 times in the past 20 years. That may not happen on Tuesday night.https://nyti.ms/2LkWu4M

Paul Hornung, Midcentury Football’s ‘Golden Boy’, Is Dead at 84

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports His dazzling play at Notre Dame, a Hall of Fame Career with the Green Bay Packers, matinee-idol looks and a playboy image made him a national celebrity in the ’50s and ’60s.https://nyti.ms/32FflwX

Paul Hornung, Midcentury Football’s ‘Golden Boy’, Is Dead at 84

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports His dazzling play at Notre Dame, a Hall of Fame Career with the Green Bay Packers, matinee-idol looks and a playboy image made him a national celebrity in the ’50s and ’60s.https://nyti.ms/35u13Bd

For Joe Burrow, the N.F.L. Draft Offers a Path Home

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports L.S.U.’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback grew up near Athens, Ohio, which gives fans of the Cincinnati Bengals more reason to take heart that their team has the No. 1 pick.https://nyti.ms/2Sf61en

College Football Playoff Offers Its Strongest Semifinals Yet

By BY ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports The four teams in Saturday’s games are the best field assembled in the six seasons of the playoff format.https://nyti.ms/2sr5jAR

L.S.U. and Oklahoma Both Seek to End Title Game Droughts

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Louisiana State and Oklahoma are among the nation’s best teams, but they have struggled to win — or even reach — championship games in recent years.https://nyti.ms/2Sx3cWF

Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts: Scouting Reports From Teammates and Rivals

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports As Louisiana State and Oklahoma prepare to play Saturday in a duel between two of America’s best college quarterbacks, it’s clear that no one will be surprised if the signal callers have dazzling moments.https://nyti.ms/34YtGD9

Joe Burrow Wins the 2019 Heisman Trophy

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Three of the four Heisman finalists, including Louisiana State’s Burrow, transferred to their current teams from other schools.https://nyti.ms/2tkBrpV

Congrats on the Heisman Trophy. Now Sign Here and Promise to Not Sell It.

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Since 1999, winners of college football’s top award have been prohibited from selling their hardware. At least 11 Heismans from older winners have been sold in the last 20 years.https://nyti.ms/2LULiZT

L.S.U. Makes Case for Top Seed in Playoff With SEC Win

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Louisiana State dominated fourth-ranked Georgia from the outset, and Joe Burrow made his case to lock up the Heisman Trophy.https://nyti.ms/2DTLmVq

Who’s Contending for the Heisman Trophy?

By BY ZACH SCHONBRUN from NYT Sports Quarterbacks again appear to have the inside track for college football’s top award.https://nyti.ms/2BC3imi

It’s Campaign Season in Football, With the Heisman Trophy on the Line

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports A look at a ground game that plays out away from the field, yet is important for universities chasing college football’s top award.https://nyti.ms/2qGwUwI

Taking the Measure of Kyler Murray

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports At the N.F.L.’s predraft combine, the biggest question has been whether Murray, one of the country’s supreme athletes, has what it takes to play quarterback in the league.https://nyti.ms/2IP7Iww

Kyler Murray Wins Heisman Trophy, and Will Face the Runner-Up

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Murray, the second straight Oklahoma quarterback to win, beat out Tua Tagvailoa, who will lead Alabama against the Sooners in the College Football Playoff semifinals.https://nyti.ms/2Ggg0fU

Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports He could be the next Aaron Rodgers but wants to be the next Rickey Henderson instead.https://nyti.ms/2KH2Qqw