USC's Matt Leinart Wins Heisman Trophy
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Matt Leinart replaced a Heisman Trophy winner and became one himself.
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For one quarter, Notre Dame was better than No. 1 Southern California. Then the Trojans got serious, and the Fighting Irish had no chance. Matt Leinart made a big pitch for the Heisman Trophy, passing for a career-high 400 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and the Trojans overcame a sluggish start to beat Notre Dame 41-10 Saturday night.
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The nine teams that passed on Matt Leinart in the April draft may be having second thoughts already. Less than two weeks after becoming the final first-round pick to sign, Leinart led the Arizona Cardinals to a 23-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Friday night. And he did it with confidence, telling coach Dennis Green to "call anything," and then going out and completing 15 of 21 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.
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If Oklahoma defensive end Larry Birdine got a Heisman vote, it wouldn&#39;t have gone to Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The oddity of the event was not lost on Reggie Bush. His teammate, University of Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart, three days before had won the Heisman Trophy, which goes to the best college football player in the United States. Yet at the USC team dinner, during which awards were handed out for a perfect season ...
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Troy Smith figures to make this contest a rout, too. The Ohio State quarterback is such a heavy favorite to take the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night that the competition could be one of the biggest landslides in the award's history.
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Matt Leinart is putting off a decision on whether to jump to the NFL until after the Orange Bowl. The Heisman Trophy winner reiterated Friday that he isn't ruling out leaving Southern California after his junior season &#151; but he hasn't made up his mind.
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Matt Leinart and Jason White will be the first Heisman Trophy winners to play against each other in a national title game when U.S.C. plays Oklahoma.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to U.S. college football's top player, in a landslide vote announced on Saturday.
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Troy Smith was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, beating out Notre Dame's Brady Quinn and Darren McFadden of Arkansas.
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For college players thinking about jumping to professional football, if there's any doubt: stay in school. For junior Matt Leinart, there is no doubt.
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In the 69-year history of college football&#39;s most prestigious award, a freshman has never won the Heisman Trophy. I voted to change that in year No.
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The season&#39;s first All-America squad was announced Thursday, and USC&#39;s Matt Leinart, Matt Grootegoed and Reggie Bush were named to the AFCA Coaches&#39; All-America Team.
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Matt Leinart Tosses Two Touchdown Passes As No. 1 USC Holds on to Beat No. 7 California 23-17. Southern California&#39;s coach Pete Carroll watches his team warm up before their game against California in Los Angles, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
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Matt Leinart passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns and Reggie Bush scored twice in his first 100-yard rushing game for No. 1 Southern California in a 42-10 victory over Brigham Young on Saturday night.
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart  completed 18-of-35 passes for 332 yards with five touchdowns,  as Southern California won back-to-back titles and claimed the  BCS national championship with a convincing 55-19 win over  Oklahoma in the 71st annual Orange Bowl.
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The 70th Heisman Trophy went to quarterback Matt Leinart, and it went to illustrate the comprehensive heyday in progress in the Southern California football program.