NOTEBOOK: TOP 5 ARE APPLE OF HEISMAN'S EYE.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Top-ranked Miami's Ken Dorsey Kenneth Simon Dorsey (born April 22, 1981 in Orinda, California) is an NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Dorsey is a former college football star at the University of Miami, where he was a Heisman Trophy finalist in both 2001 and 2002. and Willis McGahee Willis Andrew McGahee (born October 20, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Buffalo Bills from 2003 to 2006. are Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach finalists, the first time since 1994 teammates were among the top five in voting. Iowa quarterback Brad Banks, Penn State running back Larry Johnson and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. quarterback Carson Palmer also were invited Wednesday for the award's presentation. The winner of one of the most wide-open Heisman races will be announced Saturday night at the Yale Club in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The last time two players from the same school finished in the top five was eight years ago, when Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter was second and Kerry Collins fourth. McGahee, a tailback who wasn't even supposed to start this season, would be the first sophomore to win the award given to college football's most outstanding player. Palmer is trying to become the first West Coast player to win since USC's Marcus Allen in 1981. Of the five finalists, only Dorsey opened the season as a true Heisman hopeful; he finished third in the 2001 voting and led Miami to a national title. McGahee ended the 2001 season as Miami's starting fullback but moved back to tailback because of injuries and broke several single-season records. Palmer completed nearly 63 percent of his passes for 3,639 yards and 32 touchdowns with 10 interceptions this year, leading No. 5 USC (10-2) to the Orange Bowl against Iowa. ``I'm fired up. Its such an honor to be named with those guys. Win or lose, I know I'll have a great time,'' Palmer said from Orlando, Fla., where he was attending today's College Football Awards show, where he is a finalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback award. ``I'm really looking forward to it. ``It's been an amazing year. I wanted to be at the Heisman ceremony.'' --Leftwich left out: Byron Leftwich's second consecutive 4,000-yard passing season wasn't enough to make him a Heisman Trophy finalist. Leftwich wasn't among the five players invited to Saturday's trophy presentation ceremony in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . --Iowa's Kaeding wins Groza: Iowa's Nate Kaeding won the 2002 Lou Groza Award The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State University player Lou Groza. , given annually to the top Division I-A kicker. Kaeding, a junior, made 20 of 22 field goals, including a 55-yarder, and 55 of 56 PATs. --Hawkeyes' Clark top tight end: Iowa's Dallas Clark won the John Mackey Award The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's top tight end. The award is named after John Mackey. The John Mackey Award is given to the collegiate tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Fame as the nation's top tight end. Clark, a junior all-Big Ten Conference selection, was the Hawkeyes' second-leading receiver with 39 catches for 645 yards and four touchdowns. UCLA's Mike Seidman (Westlake High) was one of three finalists for the award. |
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