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HC: Mario Cristobal (@Coach_Cristobal) Official Head Coach

OC/WR: Josh Gattis (@Coach_Gattis) Offensive Coordinator
OL: Alex Mirabal (@CoachMirabal) Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line
QB: Frank Ponce (@CoachFrankPonce) Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator
RB: Kevin Smith (@KevinSmithRB) Running Backs
TE: Stephen Field (@CoachField) Official Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator

DC: Kevin Steele (@coach_ksteele) Defensive Coordinator
DL: Joe Salave’a (@CoachJsalavea) Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Run Game Coordinator
LB: Charlie Strong (@CoachStrong_) Linebackers
DB: Jahmile Addae (@Coach_Addae) Defensive Backs
DE: Rodrique Wright (@CoachRodWright) Defensive Ends (USTA)

SC: Aaron Feld (@coachfeld)
AS&C: Jeff Eaton (@EatonStrength)
AS&C: Rodney Prince
AS&C: Ervin Young (@Coach__Erv)

Off-field analysts:
Dennis Smith (@dtrain2901) Special Teams Quality Control Analyst
Danny Kalter (@CoachKalter) Special Teams Quality Control Analyst

Demarcus Van Dyke (@D_VanDyke8) CB Quality Control Analyst
Sabbath Joseph (@SabbathJoseph) Linebacker Quality Control Analyst
Jake Swalley (@CoachSwalley) DL Quality Control Analyst
Jason Taylor (@@JasonTaylor)

Donovan Varner (@CoachDondo) WR Quality Control Analyst
Reginald Bain (@CoachBain58) OL Quality Control Analyst
Cody Woodie (@CoachWoodiel) OL/QB Quality Control Analyst
Nate Crutchfield (@NateCrutch) WR Quality Control Analyst

Terry Jefferson (@CoachTJefferson) Recruiting/Personnel Assistant & Assistant Defensive Backs Coach
Todd Stroud (@coachstroud) Senior Football Advisor

David Cooney (@CoachPop_Cooney) Director of Recruiting
Edwin Pata (@CoachEd_Pata) Assistant Director / Recruiting
Mike Rumph (@CoachRumph16) Assistant Director / Recruiting
Jorge Baez (@Coach_Baez) Director of Player Development
Brooke Wilson (@brookiewil21) Assistant Director of Player Personnel / Recruiting Operations
Roland Smith Discuss High School Coordinator
Andrew Rodgers (@AndrewRodge_MSU)
 
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Appalachian State offensive coordinator Frank Ponce, who was Mario Cristobal's wide receivers coach at FIU from 2007-12, will become Miami's new quarterbacks coach, sources told CaneSport Wednesday.

Ponce will be reunited with the new Cane coach and work aside new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. The agreement came together Wednesday morning after a search that extended to several candidates around the country.

Ponce had to decide whether to give up coordinator duties that he filled very capably at Appalachian State, where the Mountaineers averaged 34.5 points and 441.3 yards per game. Ponce ran a shotgun spread that also used two-back looks. This past season under Ponce, his team ran more than it passed (567 rush attempts, 413 passes),. a philosophy that aligns with the power spread that Gattis is expected to run at Miami and was perfected by Alabama through the years.

The final selling point for Ponce was the chance to work under Gattis, who won the Broyles Award this year as the nation's top assistant, and perhaps evolve into a generational offensive coach at Miami who could become coordinator if and when the rising Gattis moves on to a head coaching position.

He has experience and also has local ties with past high school coaching experience in the area. He was head coach and offensive coordinator at tradition-laden Miami Senior High from 2004-06 and the head coach at Coral Reef High from 2002-03. He began his coaching career with stints as an assistant at La Progresiva Presbyterian School (offensive coordinator - 1992), Coral Gables High (quarterbacks/wide receivers - 1993-96), Miami Northwestern High (quarterbacks - 1998), Miami Central High (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks - 1999-2000) and Miami Killian High (offensive coordinator - 2001). As a coach at Miami Central, he mentored Willis McGahee, who went on to become an All-America running back at the University of Miami and a two-time NFL Pro Bowler.

After his coaching experience in the area it was on to FIU, where coached six of the top 10 receivers in Panthers history during his six seasons with the Golden Panthers. His most notable pupil at FIU was three-time All-American T.Y. Hilton, now a standout with the Indianapolis Colts.

After Cristobal went to Oregon, Ponce found a job at App State as the passing game coordinator/QB coach from 2013-18. In his first season back with App State, quarterback Chase Brice set a single-season program record for passing yards (3,337) and the Mountaineers extended their FBS-leading streak of consecutive years with a 1,000-yard rusher to 10 while averaging 34.5 points per game. The offense helped App State post a 10-win regular season and win the Sun Belt’s East Division title.

Under Ponce’s mentorship at App State once Brice left, QB Taylor Lamb finished his App State career as the school and Sun Belt record holder with 90 touchdown passes. The only FBS quarterbacks in 2017 with career totals of at least 9,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards were Lamb, Ohio State's J.T. Barrett and Louisville's Lamar Jackson. With 27 touchdown passes and six interceptions as a senior, Lamb had the third-best season for an App State quarterback in terms of touchdown-to-interception ratio, and he led the conference in passing efficiency during three of his four seasons.

When Scott Satterfield left App State to become Louisville’s head coach, Ponce joined the Cardinals’ staff. He was Louisville’s quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for two years and in 2019 oversaw the development of Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham, who set the school record with a passing efficiency rating of 194.45 — a number that would have ranked No. 2 nationally with one more pass attempt. Cunningham threw for 4,682 yards with 42 touchdowns, rushed for 1,091 yards with 13 touchdowns and completed 63.6 percent of his throws in his two seasons with Ponce, becoming the only Louisville quarterback to ever have four touchdown passes of at least 75 yards.

This past year Ponce returned to App State as its coordinator, and now it's on to Miami where he’ll get a chance to impart his wisdom to Cane QB Tyler Van Dyke, who starred as a first-year starter at UM this past season, completing 62.3 percent of his passes for 293.1 yards per game with 25 TDs and six interceptions and also develop Jake Garcia and Jacurri Brown.

So yes, Ponce has some tools at his disposal.

Also of note: Ponce is renowned for his recruiting ability, and he was named the Sun Belt’s top recruiter by ESPN.com in 2010.

A native of Miami, Ponce enjoyed a decorated playing career as a quarterback at Miami Senior, where he was the team MVP and a finalist for the 1988 Miami Herald Hispanic Athlete of the Year Award. He went on to become the starting quarterback for two years at Arizona Western College, where he earned an associate's degree in arts in 1990. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Florida International in 1997.

THE PONCE FILE​

Coaching Experience
1992: La Progresiva Presbyterian School (Offensive coordinator)
1993-96: Coral Gables H.S. (Quarterbacks/Wide receivers)
1998: Miami Northwestern H.S. (Quarterbacks)
1999-2000: Miami Central H.S. (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2002-03: Miami Coral Reef H.S. (Head coach)
2004-06: Miami Senior H.S. (Head coach/Offensive coordinator)
2007-12: Florida International (Wide receivers)
2013-18: App State (Co-Offensive coordinator, Passing game/QBs)
2019-20: Louisville (Passing game coordinator/QBs)
2021-present: App State (Offensive coordinator/QBs)

Playing Experience
1989-90: Arizona Western (QB)
Personal
Alma Mater: Florida International, 1997
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Birthdate: April 3, 1971
 
Brooklyndee said:
I think as a fanbase, we should let tvd grow into this hype before he's crowned. As of now the kid throws a beautiful deep ball, super competitive and is a born leader. But he still has alot to learn(as he should) which hopefully comes with experience. But let's not all throw this pressure on him. That's what we did with Brad and you see how that worked out.
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What? Dude single handily changed Miamis trajectory. With an improved ol and a real dc the sky is the limit. Gracias going to be great I’m soon but there’s a reason the hype isn’t just coming from Miami it’s national
 
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Cryptical Envelopment said:
Appalachian State offensive coordinator Frank Ponce, who was Mario Cristobal's wide receivers coach at FIU from 2007-12, will become Miami's new quarterbacks coach, sources told CaneSport Wednesday.

Ponce will be reunited with the new Cane coach and work aside new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. The agreement came together Wednesday morning after a search that extended to several candidates around the country.

Ponce had to decide whether to give up coordinator duties that he filled very capably at Appalachian State, where the Mountaineers averaged 34.5 points and 441.3 yards per game. Ponce ran a shotgun spread that also used two-back looks. This past season under Ponce, his team ran more than it passed (567 rush attempts, 413 passes),. a philosophy that aligns with the power spread that Gattis is expected to run at Miami and was perfected by Alabama through the years.

The final selling point for Ponce was the chance to work under Gattis, who won the Broyles Award this year as the nation's top assistant, and perhaps evolve into a generational offensive coach at Miami who could become coordinator if and when the rising Gattis moves on to a head coaching position.

He has experience and also has local ties with past high school coaching experience in the area. He was head coach and offensive coordinator at tradition-laden Miami Senior High from 2004-06 and the head coach at Coral Reef High from 2002-03. He began his coaching career with stints as an assistant at La Progresiva Presbyterian School (offensive coordinator - 1992), Coral Gables High (quarterbacks/wide receivers - 1993-96), Miami Northwestern High (quarterbacks - 1998), Miami Central High (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks - 1999-2000) and Miami Killian High (offensive coordinator - 2001). As a coach at Miami Central, he mentored Willis McGahee, who went on to become an All-America running back at the University of Miami and a two-time NFL Pro Bowler.

After his coaching experience in the area it was on to FIU, where coached six of the top 10 receivers in Panthers history during his six seasons with the Golden Panthers. His most notable pupil at FIU was three-time All-American T.Y. Hilton, now a standout with the Indianapolis Colts.

After Cristobal went to Oregon, Ponce found a job at App State as the passing game coordinator/QB coach from 2013-18. In his first season back with App State, quarterback Chase Brice set a single-season program record for passing yards (3,337) and the Mountaineers extended their FBS-leading streak of consecutive years with a 1,000-yard rusher to 10 while averaging 34.5 points per game. The offense helped App State post a 10-win regular season and win the Sun Belt’s East Division title.

Under Ponce’s mentorship at App State once Brice left, QB Taylor Lamb finished his App State career as the school and Sun Belt record holder with 90 touchdown passes. The only FBS quarterbacks in 2017 with career totals of at least 9,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards were Lamb, Ohio State's J.T. Barrett and Louisville's Lamar Jackson. With 27 touchdown passes and six interceptions as a senior, Lamb had the third-best season for an App State quarterback in terms of touchdown-to-interception ratio, and he led the conference in passing efficiency during three of his four seasons.

When Scott Satterfield left App State to become Louisville’s head coach, Ponce joined the Cardinals’ staff. He was Louisville’s quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for two years and in 2019 oversaw the development of Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham, who set the school record with a passing efficiency rating of 194.45 — a number that would have ranked No. 2 nationally with one more pass attempt. Cunningham threw for 4,682 yards with 42 touchdowns, rushed for 1,091 yards with 13 touchdowns and completed 63.6 percent of his throws in his two seasons with Ponce, becoming the only Louisville quarterback to ever have four touchdown passes of at least 75 yards.

This past year Ponce returned to App State as its coordinator, and now it's on to Miami where he’ll get a chance to impart his wisdom to Cane QB Tyler Van Dyke, who starred as a first-year starter at UM this past season, completing 62.3 percent of his passes for 293.1 yards per game with 25 TDs and six interceptions and also develop Jake Garcia and Jacurri Brown.

So yes, Ponce has some tools at his disposal.

Also of note: Ponce is renowned for his recruiting ability, and he was named the Sun Belt’s top recruiter by ESPN.com in 2010.

A native of Miami, Ponce enjoyed a decorated playing career as a quarterback at Miami Senior, where he was the team MVP and a finalist for the 1988 Miami Herald Hispanic Athlete of the Year Award. He went on to become the starting quarterback for two years at Arizona Western College, where he earned an associate's degree in arts in 1990. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Florida International in 1997.

THE PONCE FILE​

Coaching Experience
1992: La Progresiva Presbyterian School (Offensive coordinator)
1993-96: Coral Gables H.S. (Quarterbacks/Wide receivers)
1998: Miami Northwestern H.S. (Quarterbacks)
1999-2000: Miami Central H.S. (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2002-03: Miami Coral Reef H.S. (Head coach)
2004-06: Miami Senior H.S. (Head coach/Offensive coordinator)
2007-12: Florida International (Wide receivers)
2013-18: App State (Co-Offensive coordinator, Passing game/QBs)
2019-20: Louisville (Passing game coordinator/QBs)
2021-present: App State (Offensive coordinator/QBs)

Playing Experience
1989-90: Arizona Western (QB)
Personal
Alma Mater: Florida International, 1997
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Birthdate: April 3, 1971
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If true, which it sounds like it is as this isn't the first time hearing Ponce mentioned.....definitely not thrilled but I don't hate the move either.
 
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Hurricane Warrior said:
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HC: Mario Cristobal (@Coach_Cristobal)

OC/WR: Josh Gattis (@Coach_Gattis)
OL: Alex Mirabal (@CoachMirabal)
QB: Frank Ponce (@CoachFrankPonce)
RB: Kevin Smith (@KevinSmithRB)
TE: Stephen Field (@CoachField)

DC: Kevin Steele (@coach_ksteele)
DL: Joe Salave’a (@CoachJsalavea)
DB: Jahmile Addae (@Coach_Addae)

SC: Aaron Feld (@coachfeld)
AS&C: Jeff Eaton (@EatonStrength)
AS&C: Rodney Prince
AS&C: Ervin Young (@Coach__Erv)

Off-field analysts:
Dennis Smith (@dtrain2901)
Demarcus Van Dyke (@D_VanDyke8)
Mike Rumph (@CoachRumph16)
Sabbath Joseph (@SabbathJoseph)
Reginald Bain (@CoachBain58)
Andrew Rodgers (@AndrewRodge_MSU)
Cody Woodie (@CoachWoodiel)
Benedick Hyppolite (@CoachDub305)
Terry Jefferson (@CoachTJefferson)
Ed Pata (@CoachEd_Pata)
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Love this graphic! I know we’re waiting confirmation but I imagine DVD goes off-field and Field stays on-field. That gives us 2 additional on-field coaching spots to fill.
 
P-Tizzle said:
There’s a difference between being a Heisman candidate and a Heisman finalist i.e., Spencer Rattler. TVD will be on every media’s watch list for Heisman and other QB awards watch list going into 2022 season. My expectations for TVD is that he will be a candidate for those awards.
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There really isn't. I'll walk you through it...

Technically, every college football player is a "candidate" for the Heisman trophy, just like every college QB is a candidate for the O'Brien award (at least until they start naming semi-finalists and finalists). So we begin with the logical starting point that you meant something more selective than every college football player.

And as you point out, TVD is already on Heisman watch lists (along with a few dozen other kids). And last I checked he was in a 3-way tie for the third best pre-season odds of winning the Heisman. So we should also logically assume you did not simply mean it was your expectation TVD is on some preseason list, since your post would be moot (because he was already on the list).

If, however, you meant that by season's end it was your expectation that TVD would be in serious contention to win the Heisman (which is what I logically assumed you were getting at), then you're really just saying Heisman finalist (i.e., he ends up top 4 in the voting). Because in the world of Heisman trophies, the only serious contenders are the finalists... unless you consider people like Desmond Ridder last season to be "serious contenders" (he finished 8th in the voting, BTW).
 
No_Fly_Zone said:
There really isn't. I'll walk you through it...

Technically, every college football player is a "candidate" for the Heisman trophy, just like every college QB is a candidate for the O'Brien award (at least until they start naming semi-finalists and finalists). So we begin with the logical starting point that you meant something more selective than every college football player.

And as you point out, TVD is already on Heisman watch lists (along with a few dozen other kids). And last I checked he was in a 3-way tie for the third best pre-season odds of winning the Heisman. So we should also logically assume you did not simply mean it was your expectation TVD is on some preseason list, since your post would be moot (because he was already on the list).

If, however, you meant that by season's end it was your expectation that TVD would be in serious contention to win the Heisman (which is what I logically assumed you were getting at), then you're really just saying Heisman finalist (i.e., he ends up top 4 in the voting). Because in the world of Heisman trophies, the only serious contenders are the finalists... unless you consider people like Desmond Ridder last season to be "serious contenders" (he finished 8th in the voting, BTW).
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I don't receive it.
 
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No_Fly_Zone said:
There really isn't. I'll walk you through it...

Technically, every college football player is a "candidate" for the Heisman trophy, just like every college QB is a candidate for the O'Brien award (at least until they start naming semi-finalists and finalists). So we begin with the logical starting point that you meant something more selective than every college football player.

And as you point out, TVD is already on Heisman watch lists (along with a few dozen other kids). And last I checked he was in a 3-way tie for the third best pre-season odds of winning the Heisman. So we should also logically assume you did not simply mean it was your expectation TVD is on some preseason list, since your post would be moot (because he was already on the list).

If, however, you meant that by season's end it was your expectation that TVD would be in serious contention to win the Heisman (which is what I logically assumed you were getting at), then you're really just saying Heisman finalist (i.e., he ends up top 4 in the voting). Because in the world of Heisman trophies, the only serious contenders are the finalists... unless you consider people like Desmond Ridder last season to be "serious contenders" (he finished 8th in the voting, BTW).
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Actually, a candidate for something is someone who is suitable or likely for something. Technically I mean.... every player isn't suitable and **** sure isn't likely to win the heisman. Pretty sure 99% of the people who say the phrase Heisman Candidate are using this definition of candidate. Except you and the other 1%ers.
 
Cryptical Envelopment said:
Appalachian State offensive coordinator Frank Ponce, who was Mario Cristobal's wide receivers coach at FIU from 2007-12, will become Miami's new quarterbacks coach, sources told CaneSport Wednesday.

Ponce will be reunited with the new Cane coach and work aside new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. The agreement came together Wednesday morning after a search that extended to several candidates around the country.

Ponce had to decide whether to give up coordinator duties that he filled very capably at Appalachian State, where the Mountaineers averaged 34.5 points and 441.3 yards per game. Ponce ran a shotgun spread that also used two-back looks. This past season under Ponce, his team ran more than it passed (567 rush attempts, 413 passes),. a philosophy that aligns with the power spread that Gattis is expected to run at Miami and was perfected by Alabama through the years.

The final selling point for Ponce was the chance to work under Gattis, who won the Broyles Award this year as the nation's top assistant, and perhaps evolve into a generational offensive coach at Miami who could become coordinator if and when the rising Gattis moves on to a head coaching position.

He has experience and also has local ties with past high school coaching experience in the area. He was head coach and offensive coordinator at tradition-laden Miami Senior High from 2004-06 and the head coach at Coral Reef High from 2002-03. He began his coaching career with stints as an assistant at La Progresiva Presbyterian School (offensive coordinator - 1992), Coral Gables High (quarterbacks/wide receivers - 1993-96), Miami Northwestern High (quarterbacks - 1998), Miami Central High (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks - 1999-2000) and Miami Killian High (offensive coordinator - 2001). As a coach at Miami Central, he mentored Willis McGahee, who went on to become an All-America running back at the University of Miami and a two-time NFL Pro Bowler.

After his coaching experience in the area it was on to FIU, where coached six of the top 10 receivers in Panthers history during his six seasons with the Golden Panthers. His most notable pupil at FIU was three-time All-American T.Y. Hilton, now a standout with the Indianapolis Colts.

After Cristobal went to Oregon, Ponce found a job at App State as the passing game coordinator/QB coach from 2013-18. In his first season back with App State, quarterback Chase Brice set a single-season program record for passing yards (3,337) and the Mountaineers extended their FBS-leading streak of consecutive years with a 1,000-yard rusher to 10 while averaging 34.5 points per game. The offense helped App State post a 10-win regular season and win the Sun Belt’s East Division title.

Under Ponce’s mentorship at App State once Brice left, QB Taylor Lamb finished his App State career as the school and Sun Belt record holder with 90 touchdown passes. The only FBS quarterbacks in 2017 with career totals of at least 9,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards were Lamb, Ohio State's J.T. Barrett and Louisville's Lamar Jackson. With 27 touchdown passes and six interceptions as a senior, Lamb had the third-best season for an App State quarterback in terms of touchdown-to-interception ratio, and he led the conference in passing efficiency during three of his four seasons.

When Scott Satterfield left App State to become Louisville’s head coach, Ponce joined the Cardinals’ staff. He was Louisville’s quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for two years and in 2019 oversaw the development of Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham, who set the school record with a passing efficiency rating of 194.45 — a number that would have ranked No. 2 nationally with one more pass attempt. Cunningham threw for 4,682 yards with 42 touchdowns, rushed for 1,091 yards with 13 touchdowns and completed 63.6 percent of his throws in his two seasons with Ponce, becoming the only Louisville quarterback to ever have four touchdown passes of at least 75 yards.

This past year Ponce returned to App State as its coordinator, and now it's on to Miami where he’ll get a chance to impart his wisdom to Cane QB Tyler Van Dyke, who starred as a first-year starter at UM this past season, completing 62.3 percent of his passes for 293.1 yards per game with 25 TDs and six interceptions and also develop Jake Garcia and Jacurri Brown.

So yes, Ponce has some tools at his disposal.

Also of note: Ponce is renowned for his recruiting ability, and he was named the Sun Belt’s top recruiter by ESPN.com in 2010.

A native of Miami, Ponce enjoyed a decorated playing career as a quarterback at Miami Senior, where he was the team MVP and a finalist for the 1988 Miami Herald Hispanic Athlete of the Year Award. He went on to become the starting quarterback for two years at Arizona Western College, where he earned an associate's degree in arts in 1990. He earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Florida International in 1997.

THE PONCE FILE​

Coaching Experience
1992: La Progresiva Presbyterian School (Offensive coordinator)
1993-96: Coral Gables H.S. (Quarterbacks/Wide receivers)
1998: Miami Northwestern H.S. (Quarterbacks)
1999-2000: Miami Central H.S. (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2002-03: Miami Coral Reef H.S. (Head coach)
2004-06: Miami Senior H.S. (Head coach/Offensive coordinator)
2007-12: Florida International (Wide receivers)
2013-18: App State (Co-Offensive coordinator, Passing game/QBs)
2019-20: Louisville (Passing game coordinator/QBs)
2021-present: App State (Offensive coordinator/QBs)

Playing Experience
1989-90: Arizona Western (QB)
Personal
Alma Mater: Florida International, 1997
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Birthdate: April 3, 1971
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@KingB02 I didn’t write this but next novel I post on here I’ll make sure to tag you
 
52CANES said:
Actually, a candidate for something is someone who is suitable or likely for something. Technically I mean.... every player isn't suitable and **** sure isn't likely to win the heisman. Pretty sure 99% of the people who say the phrase Heisman Candidate are using this definition of candidate. Except you and the other 1%ers.
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Not to belabor this, but if your definition is "likely to win the Heisman," then who -- other than a Heisman Finalist -- is a likely winner?
Also, if you want to laugh (or maybe get angry that apparently the 1% have really taken over), goggle "Heisman Candidate" and read the first hit.






(HINT: it's the 2021 list of Heisman Finalists).
 
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