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Rates Heisman Trophy candidates in the United States collegiate football league. Rating of passing performance; Performances of Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward and Boston College quarterback Glenn Foley; Rating of Alabama's David Palmer, San Diego State's Marshall Faulk; Georgia's Eric Zeler and Stanford's Steve Stenstrom.

Presents statistics on U.S. college football players who are leading the race for the Heisman Trophy. Reggie Bush; Aaron Rogers; Adrian Paterson; Alex Smith.

The article focuses on Reggie Bush, a running back from USC, who easily outdistanced Texas quarterback Vince Young in voting for the Heisman Trophy. Bush won every region of the U.S. with relative ease. He even picked up the first-place vote on the ballot cast by USC quarterback Matt Leinart, who won last year's Heisman. Bush is the seventh Heisman Trophy winner from USC and the fourth Heisman-Trophy winning running back from San Diego, California. Nobody brought as much attention to college football this season as Bush. INSET: Bush in a Landslide.

The article reports that U.S. Democrats have expressed concern over the U.S. Interior ministry's decision to consider hunting trophy import licenses on a case by case basis and has written to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to stop it.

Presents a chart featuring the names of football players that have won the Heisman Trophy in bowl games from 1980-1996.

The article discusses issues surrounding the Heisman Trophy in the U.S. Although schools included in the Southern division are among the winningest teams in college football they have only won five Heismans, aside from the seven in Florida, since the award started in 1935. In order to stop the trend, Tenessee's football team has launched a publicity campaign for defensive back Eric Berry.

Reports that University of Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch won the 2001 Heisman Trophy, given annually to the top college football player. Biographical information; Statistics and reasons why Crouch received the award; Thoughts of the other nominees, including Ken Dorsey of the University of Miami and Rex Grossman of the University of Florida.

Discusses the selection of Chris Weinke of Florida State University as the winner of the 66th Heisman trophy for the 2000 season. Margin of victory over runner-up Josh Heupel of Oklahoma; How Weinke's age and prior professional athletic experience affected the voting results; Statistics regarding touchdowns and yards thrown.

Provides information on a missing Governor's Cup Yacht Race trophy of Saint Mary's College of Maryland in Saint Mary's City. Reward provided by the college's foundation to anyone who will return the trophy; Description of the trophy; Importance of the trophy to the university.

Reports on business deals in Orange County, California, with Spieker Properties Incorporated, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Information on what will be included in the deals; Expected date for the foreclosure of the deal; Refusal of comment on the MetLife portfolio, by John Davenport, regional senior vice president for Spieker.

Reports that the Heisman Trophy will remain in Lower Manhattan, New York, as the centerpiece of the National Sports Museum being planned in a building on Broadway. Agreement between the Heisman Trophy Trust and the National Sports Museum to create an exhibit using Heisman historical artifacts and memorabilia; Possibility that the museum will become the site of the annual presentation of the Heisman Trophy, a nationally televised event in which the top college football player of the year is selected; History of the Heisman Trophy.

The article informs that U.S. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds stayed focused despite losing name in the finalists list for the Heisman Trophy.

The article reports that University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has become the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy to win as a college sophomore. He threw over 20 touchdown passes and ran in 20 touchdowns in his 2007 season as a Gator. Arkansas running back Darren McFadden came in second place and Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan came in third.

Reports on the men's and women's national college soccer awards which took place on January 12, 1995. Indiana University's midfield Brian Maisonneuve's dominance in the awards; North Carolina's Tisha Venturini, recipient of women's Hermann Trophy; Details on other award winners; More information relating to sports in the United States.

Reports on the highlights of the 2004 awards presentation organized by gay periodical HX Magazine in New York City.

Focuses on the condition of office buildings under development in Orange County, California. Buildings owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. said to change hands; Potential investment of a prime real estate in a central business district; Problems faced by the office market about the Hewitt Building.

Reports on the auction of the 1936 Heisman Trophy awarded to Larry Kelly of Yale University in 1999. Reasons for the auction; Price of the purchase; Where the high bid for the trophy came from; Comments from James Walsh, co-owner of The Stadium.

Profiles Charles Woodson, 1997 winner of the Heisman trophy. The first predominantly defensive players to win the Heisman Trophy; Details of his achievements.

Presents information on classical recordings, with reference to Yo-Yo Ma and Emmanuel Ax's celebration of their performances together, on `Live From Lincoln Center' telecasted on PBS. Performance of Schubert's `Trout' Qunitet; Other performances.

Presents information on results of games played by college football teams in the United States. Scores of the games; Outstanding players; Teams include: University of Miami; Princeton University; University of Washington.

Informs about several happenings from the US world of sports, as on November 2, 1995. Appearance of Dallas Cowboys' footballer Deion Sanders in TV program `Late Show with David Letterman'; Demonstration of horse-riding by New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman at National Horse Show in East Rutherford; More information.

Informs about the announcement made by Universal Equities Group of Columbia, a Maryland real estate investment firm, on October 6, 1995 about its purchase of a downtown Washington office building at 1350 I St. NW which was built in 1989 by Manulife Real Estate. Views of some people on the move.

The article criticizes U.S. colleges's campaigns touting their players for the Heisman Trophy as their is no proof that the football trophy contributes to the image of a college.

Mike Garrett, the 1965 Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California, wanted to stay in training and needed someplace where he could run pass routes and have someone throw him the football. But Garrett was in New York for the trophy presentation at the crowded Downtown Athletic Club in Lower Manhattan. Steps from the clamor of Wall Street, where could Garrett possibly run patterns? And who was going to throw him the ball? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the scarcity of defensive football players winning the Heisman Trophy in the U.S. It is said that defensive players are more likely to dominate in the National Football League (NFL). The defensive players who nearly won the Heisman Trophy include Alex Karras, Roy Williams and Julius Peppers. The author asserts that defensive player Ndamukong Suh could possibly be selected for the NFL draft in April 2009.

The article reports that Heisman Trophy often goes to offensive football players, while performing defensive players do not enjoy any favor among Heisman voters. Despite having won several football awards, Glenn Dorsey, defensive tackle of Louisiana State University, was not nominated for the honor. Defensive players feel that odds are greatly against them ever winning the Heisman Trophy.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding the Heisman award, a trophy in United States sports named for John W. Heisman. Report that Heisman was a college football coach; Statement that Heisman did not like awards to be given to individuals in a team game; Nominees for the trophy in 2004, including Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart and Oklahoma quarterback Jason White.

Reports that Jason White, quarterback for the University of Oklahoma's Sooners football team, was awarded the Heisman Trophy at a ceremony in New York. Comments by White on winning; Details of setback's in White's college football career; Listing of the runners-up for the Heisman Trophy, including second-place winner Larry Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh, third-place winner Eli Manning of Mississippi, and fourth-place winner Chris Perry of Michigan; Details of the number of votes received by each candidate; Reaction of the other winners to White's victory; Listing of the winners of other awards.

Announces that Carson Palmer, the quarterback for the University of Southern California, won the Heisman trophy. Trophy that is awarded to the most outstanding player in college football; Players who were nominated, including Brad Banks, Larry Johnson, Willis McGahee, and Ken Dorsey; Points that were awarded to Palmer.

Profiles Marshall University quarterback Byron Leftwich, one of several players being considered for a Heisman Trophy award. Efforts of Marshall University to promote Leftwich for the award; Biographical details, including his relationship with his family; Importance of the Heisman Trophy; His chances of winning.

Focuses on the Heisman Trophy, an award given in college football in the United States. Comments from Michael Vick, quarterback for Virginia Tech; Information on the past recipients of the trophy; Players that are considered candidates for the 2000 trophy.

Reports on the amount that American Suzuki Motor Corp. would pay the Downtown Athletic Club in New York to sponsor the Heisman Trophy, awarded each year to the top college football player in the United States. Purpose of the sponsorship; Award's other sponsors; Limitation of Suzuki's agreement.

This article presents the recipients of the Heisman Trophy, as well as predictions for basketball and hockey games in the U.S. in December 2011.

An N.C.A.A. panel has recommended broadening the definition of agents to close the loophole that allowed the Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton to keep playing despite his father's pay-for-play scheme. The Division I Amateurism Cabinet is sponsoring legislation that would include family members and other third parties who shop an athlete's services to universities for financial gain. The N.C.A.A. determined Cecil Newton, Cam's father, shopped his son's services to Mississippi State. Cam Newton was reinstated to Auburn's roster after a one-day suspension because the N.C.A.A. found he did not know about the scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses bed-and-breakfast (B&B) inns acquired by investors in the U.S. and refurbished into accommodations aimed at a relatively affluent clientele. Karen and Dan Lynch spent $2.1 million buying and remodeling a B&B in Napa, California that costs up to $425 per night. Rooms at the Camden Harbour Inn in Maine, owned and renovated by Raymond Brunyanszki and Oscar Verest, cost about $1,500 per evening. Details are presented about the amenities at these and other B&Bs.

Cam Newton's near-certain selection as the winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday poses a question for ESPN: How should it deal with the play-for-pay scheme involving his father on a celebratory program? The show has developed into a gala because finalists have not been weighed down by a scandal like the one that (for a day) derailed Newton's eligibility at Auburn. The program's format is formulaic: video segments, Q.& A.'s, analysis, a gathering of past winners, the winner's speech and an interview with him. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LOS ANGELES -- There were no Heisman Trophy contenders trying to win a game, or maybe a few more votes, when the University of Southern California hosted Notre Dame on a cold and rainy Saturday night. The programs have a combined 24 national titles, but for the first time in nine years, neither team brought a national ranking into the matchup. The 82nd rendition of the rivalry was the first for the two quarterbacks, Tommy Rees of Notre Dame and Mitch Mustain of U.S.C., and also for the two head coaches, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly and U.S.C.'s Lane Kiffin, a former Trojans assistant. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The 925 ballots for the 2010 Heisman Trophy were mailed Monday from New York. The voters, mostly journalists, have until Dec. 6 to return the ballot, although in recent years the vast majority have been submitted online. The three-week period between mailed and submitted ballots has traditionally been a time for Heisman voters to ruminate over the leading contenders, especially as they watched pivotal late-November games. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama apparently does not want any thoughtful dialogue on the national championship race. The Crimson Tide wants to end the discussion on half of the national championship matchup in January and make itself the plain choice for the title game against any of a half-dozen challengers who all look like underdogs. The Crimson Tide has played poorly on the road for a half and won. It has played with a rebuilt defense, with nine new starters, and won. It has played without its Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, and won. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Cincinnati Bearcats are neck-and-neck with Ohio State in the polls, their quarterback is a Heisman Trophy contender and they have surged into the national title conversation. With the country's hottest coach in Brian Kelly, a devastating offense that is ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring and a revamped defense that replaced 10 starters from last season's Orange Bowl team, Cincinnati is enjoying a renaissance. But players, coaches and support staffers are quick to identify Mitch Stone, a 12-year-old cancer patient, as a key to this special season. He will not line up for the No. 8 Bearcats on Thursday when they play No. 21 South Florida in a showcase game for the Big East. But he has given them a sense of perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

After last month's Heisman Trophy ceremony, Tim Tebow smiled when asked about failing to repeat as the award winner. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford had won the Heisman, but Tebow hardly seemed to care. He was already focused on the Bowl Championship Series title game between his No. 2 Gators and top-ranked Oklahoma. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

From the moment the preseason college football annuals hit the newsstands each summer until the final whistles of the conference title games, the question of who will win the Heisman Trophy is one of the fundamental tensions of each college football season. But the phrase ''Heisman race,'' which is ubiquitous, could be considered an oxymoron in most years. The actual presentation is typically a drawn-out coronation, rather than a surprise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tim Tebow will go for two against two talented quarterbacks from the Big 12 when the Heisman Trophy is awarded Saturday night in Manhattan. Sam Bradford from Oklahoma and Colt McCoy from Texas joined Tebow as Heisman finalists announced Wednesday. The last time all the Heisman finalists were quarterbacks was 2001, when Nebraska's Eric Crouch won the award and quarterbacks held the first six spots. Tebow, from Florida, was the first sophomore to win the Heisman last year and is trying to become the second player to win it twice. Archie Griffin won the Heisman as a junior in 1974 for Ohio State and again in 1975. Florida's offensive coordinator, Dan Mullen, will be the new coach at Mississippi State, moving from the Southeastern Conference champions to one of the league's perennial cellar dwellers. Mullen, 46, who was to be introduced Thursday morning, has been an assistant coach for 14 years and spent the last eight with Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tebow Spreads the Wealth Florida quarterback Tim Tebow's statistics are down from the blistering pace he set last season when he became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. And that may be a good thing for the No. 4 Gators. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

An eerie silence descended on Ohio Stadium when Ohio State's Heisman Trophy hopeful Chris Wells went down with a foot injury in the third quarter of the second-ranked Buckeyes' 43-0 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday. What seemed like a nice tuneup for the game in two weeks against No. 3 Southern California seemed secondary. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents information on the Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony that took place last week.

Presents a chart depicting the candidates for the Heisman Trophy in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the U.S.

Profiles former star athlete, Billy Cannon, winner of the Heisman Trophy and L.S.U. player. The only Heisman winner for the Louisiana State University and the only L.S.U. player to have his jersey retired; Downfall when he was caught in a wiretap forcing him to plead guilty to a $6 million counterfeiting scheme; Orthodontist who spent three years in prison and was shunned by the College Football Hall of Fame; Reactions of the fans this fall at Tiger Stadium which made it clear he was forgiven; Background of the crime.

Reports on the accomplishments sought by Heisman Trophy voters from college football players in the U.S. Players favored to win the award in 2003; Gimmicks and campaigns initiated by universities to help their players garner the award.

Discusses a number of proposals for rating Heisman Trophy candidates.