Heisman Trophy: Should Andrew Luck's Career Numbers Have Played a Bigger Role?

Many are still wondering if Andrew Luck's career numbers should have played a larger role into the Heisman.

Are you kidding me? I would rather see a player like Kellen Moore get more votes if we must talk about career numbers.

Luck has been amazing for the sport, but he was not the most outstanding player in the game. Robert Griffin III was and it was not that close in terms of having his Heisman moments.

Andrew Luck had his chances to shine and he never did on the national spotlight.

Griffin went bonkers against TCU, Oklahoma and Texas on the national scene whereas Luck struggled mightily against Oregon.

Also, Luck did not play his best against USC and his stats were gaudy enough against the Irish. In those three games, the future top pick in the NFL Draft could not live up to the unfair expectations. His team could not stay healthy and his defense was exposed against the Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans.

Robert Griffin even put comebacks together, which included a 24-point deficit he had to overcome in the fourth quarter to the Kansas Jayhawks of all teams.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Andrew Luck is as good as it gets from an overall talent standpoint but that doesn’t mean jack when it comes to handing out the most prestigious award in collegiate sports.

No player is ever bigger than the sport and Robert Griffin’s seasonal performance proved that there is no sure thing. He overcame a torn ACL in his sophomore season and his ability to carry the Bears on his back was a joy to watch.

Looking at the Heisman votes it should be noted how close this race actually was. This was not a no-brainer in terms of all the votes because this was one of your tighter races in the past few seasons.

Griffin edged out Luck 1,687 to 1,407 as the difference was overall total votes. Luck only had 247, but RGIII had an impressive 405 first-place votes. Griffin proved all season without a shadow of a doubt that he indeed was the most outstanding player, but the career of Luck will be remembered by the recent resurgence of Stanford football.

Note: RGIII defeated Trent Richardson in the South 303 to 266. Luck won the Far West 315 to 220 over RGIII. RGIII also won the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic over Luck, but it was the South that secured the Heisman for Griffin III (303 points), who beat out Richardson (256) and Luck (182).