Heisman snubs: 10 best players who got the stiff-arm from Heisman voters

And here we are. We have arrived at the most egregious Heisman Trophy gaffe of the 21st Century, and quite possibly ever. It’s so bad that even the guy who won it had to vacate his Heisman Trophy. Though USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush won the award in 2005, it was Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young who got the last laugh in the Rose Bowl.

These two teams would meet for the national championship with the Trojans as the defending national champions and the overwhelming favorite to win in Pasadena. Too bad USC bought into the hype and Texas played hungrily under head coach Mack Brown. Because of Young’s dual-threat playmaking abilities after getting snubbed for the Heisman, he became a football legend.

Fate would have it that these two college superstars went consecutively in the 2006 NFL Draft with Bush going No. 2 to the New Orleans Saints and Young going No. 3 to the Tennessee Titans. While Bush had a slightly better NFL career, neither were as impactful as they were for their alma maters in college.

The reason this should have been Young’s award is that he wouldn’t have had to vacate it as Bush did for receiving improper benefits. Seeing the 2005 Heisman Trophy listed as vacant is the biggest eyesore in the award’s history. Young is embraced by Texas and college football as a whole, while Bush can’t go back to USC. Bush was a great player, but this award belongs to Young.

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