USC&#39;s Matt Leinart Wins Heisman Trophy
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USC quarterback Matt Leinart scrambles out of the pocket against UCLA during the game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004.
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Both teams have Heisman winning quarterbacks and Heisman worthy running backs and Tuesday night at the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma and USC will decide the national title.
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Matt Leinart became a Notre Dame fan at age 8, when the movie "Rudy" was released. Thirteen years later, Leinart is the quarterback for Southern California. He'll be doing everything he can to beat the Fighting Irish when the teams meet Saturday night.
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Matt Leinart replaced a Heisman Trophy winner and became one himself.
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UCLA held Heisman Trophy contender Matt Leinart in check, but Reggie Bush had two long touchdown runs, Ryan Killeen kicked five field goals and No. 1 USC held off UCLA 29-24 Saturday to virtually lock up a trip to the Orange Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series title game.
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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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Brady Quinn took this round from Troy Smith. The Notre Dame quarterback won the Maxwell Award as the player of the year Thursday night, beating out Ohio State's Smith, the Heisman Trophy favorite.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the Walter Camp player of the year award Thursday, two days before he's expected to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Matt Leinart made a strong pitch for the Heisman Trophy, and Southern California overcame a sluggish start to move within one win of a perfect regular season.
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The two most recent Heisman winners, USC quarterback Matt Leinart and Oklahoma signal caller Jason White, match wits in the Orange Bowl for the national title.
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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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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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Matchup Comment 1. USC (5-0) vs. No. 15 Arizona St. (5-0) Trojans' Leinart has thrown for 1,187 yards and 10 TDs.
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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 last night.
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Amid the emotion of coach Pete Carroll, the electricity of USC tailback Reggie Bush and the intensity of USC&#39;s halftime stood the calm of quarterback Matt Leinart.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -- Troy Smith looks like a lock to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Troy Smith's Heisman Trophy is shipped home to keep it safe and avoid the type of mishap that happened the last time an Ohio State player won the award.