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5 Reasons Texas Football RB D’Onta Foreman Will Not Win the Heisman Trophy

By Tyler Brett

Oct 29, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back D'Onta Foreman (33) runs against Baylor Bears safety Chance Waz (18) and linebacker Travon Blanchard (48) at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas beat Baylor 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back D'Onta Foreman (33) runs against Baylor Bears safety Chance Waz (18) and linebacker Travon Blanchard (48) at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas beat Baylor 35-34. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Berkeley, CA, USA; Texas Longhorns running back D’Onta Foreman (33) runs the ball for a touchdown against the California Golden Bears in the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium. Cal won 50-43. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Berkeley, CA, USA; Texas Longhorns running back D’Onta Foreman (33) runs the ball for a touchdown against the California Golden Bears in the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium. Cal won 50-43. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

The Heisman Trophy is intended to go to the best individual player in the nation, but there’s undoubtedly a team element to the award. Almost exclusively, the Heisman goes to a player that is on a team winning a lot of games. At 5-4, that’s simply just not Texas this season.

The Longhorns are hovering just above .500 and are effectively out of the Big 12 title race. That makes them a bit of an afterthought, including when it comes to postseason awards. It’s difficult for a player who is not playing for a team in contention for a conference title or the CFP to garner the momentum to win the Heisman.

On top of that, the games that Texas has lost this season have been their “big” games. Sure, they opened the season with a win over Notre Dame, but the Irish have fallen apart this season. They also defeated Baylor, but the Bears seem to have enjoyed a quick start against a soft schedule, losing two straight. But against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State, Texas has come up short. Foreman has not, of course, but the team has.

While the losses are assuredly not on Foreman or his effort, he bears the burden of their losses in his Heisman campaign. The reality, unfortunately, is that Foreman needed Texas to win more games this season if he hoped to bring home the Heisman.

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