Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. In today's installment, though, he shifts focus to the college game, spotlighting top contenders for one of the most celebrated awards in American sports ...

We're still a couple weeks away from the start of the 2025 NFL regular season , but college football kicks off on Saturday. With five games on the Week 0 slate -- highlighted by an intriguing Big 12 showdown between No. 17 Kansas State and No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland -- this is a great time to handicap the race for a hallowed piece of hardware.

Here are my top eight contenders -- plus one dark horse -- for the 2025 Heisman Trophy.

1) Arch Manning, QB, Texas

The hype bunny enters the 2025 campaign as th

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