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CLOSING ARGUMENTS Best player with no shot at the Heisman?(Antwaan Randle El and John Henderson)(Brief Article)
Antwaan Randle El
By Tom Dienhart
All the world should know about Indiana quarterback/receiver/return man/ticket taker/popcorn vender Antwaan Randle El. The guy with the fancy game deserves to have his fancy name in lights on Broadway. Alas, he has no chance of winning the Heisman Trophy.
His biggest obstacle is Indiana, which hasn't sniffed the postseason since 1993. It's a fact: To win that bronzed bauble, you've got to win. And wins in Bloomington come only a little more frequently than Bob Knight apologies.
Randle El's Heisman cause also might be muted by his versatility. Because Indiana plans for him to start at receiver, play some at quarterback and return kicks, he might not get gaudy enough numbers in any one category.
The Hoosiers think the strategy will help them to get more talent on the field at one time, but I don't think an offense that ranked 13th in the nation (439 yards per game) last season needs a major tweak like this. The real problem is a leaky defense that finished 112th out of 115 I-A schools in 2000. The real solution would be to play Randle El full-time at quarterback, as proved by the numbers. He's one of just two Division I-A players (ex-Michigan QB Rick Leach is the other) to score 200 points and pass for 200 points in his career. He's also the first Big Ten quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
But Randle El seems destined to take a spot among the many who have come before him in college football and other team sports: great players on bad teams who didn't get the awards they deserved.
- Indiana tailors offense around Randle El, QB turned receiver.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service DiPrimio, Pete August 20, 2001 700+ words
...never had a player like Antwaan Randle El. "We're in a unique situation...it around his abilities." Randle El's move from Heisman Trophy quarterback candidate to wide...stopping what the combination of Randle El and Tommy Jones will do...
- Steelers' Randle El ready for the big stage at last.
- Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) February 2, 2006 700+ words
...indignity: No bowl game. Randle El was, in his college...basketball team. If Randle El had played for Nebraska...much, he'd have a Heisman Trophy. Maybe two. Instead...contentious headlines, Randle El pumps in the adrenalin...
- Size no issue for Randle El.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service DiPrimio, Pete August 20, 2001 700+ words
...quarterback, Antwaan Randle El has no use for football...that," Indiana's Heisman Trophy candidate said about...play the position. Randle El overcame those doubts...anything you want," Randle El said. "It comes down...
- Randle El races into Heisman contention.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Campbell, Bill November 12, 2001 700+ words
...quarterback Antwaan Randle El. Randle El became the NCAA Division...Doman, BYU QB Antwaan Randle El, Indiana QB Doak Walker...first black winner of the Heisman Trophy. In 1961, he averaged...202-383-6099): Randle El (c) 2001, The Dallas...
- Nebraska's Crouch wins Heisman Trophy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Tatum, Kevin December 8, 2001 700+ words
...was predictable about the Heisman Trophy presentation Saturday night...being introduced as the 67th Heisman Trophy winner. He finished 62 points...about Crouch was whether the Heisman Trophy voters would go with a quarterback...Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El. ___ ...
- And the loser is ... This season's Heisman Trophy finalists are all...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Harmonson, Todd December 7, 2001 700+ words
...quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy since 1989, and the...Brigham Young. "The Heisman Trophy is supposed to be for...quarterback won the Heisman Trophy and went on to a relatively...quarterbacks Antwaan Randle El of Indiana and David...
- Steelers' Randle El a father, a man of faith and a performer.(Antwaan Randle...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Haugh, David December 8, 2005 700+ words
...the welcome mat in the foyer of Antwaan Randle El's stately two-story brick home in the North Hills section of the Steel City. Randle El apologized for a mess only he saw. It...like to keep the place real clean," Randle El said Tuesday as he plopped on a couch...
- Randle El wants to make noise.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 4, 2006 700+ words
...degrees at Redskin Park, but Antwaan Randle El nevertheless has assigned himself an...work out. "That's me every day," Randle El said. "You've got to enjoy yourself...to be with the Washington Redskins. Randle El was viewed as more of a luxury than a...
