Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams of USC are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Max Duggan : Why did have heart surgery | Heisman
As a freshman, Duggan started 10 of the Horned Frogs 12 games throwing for a team freshman record 2,077 yards and 15 touchdowns as well as 10 interceptions.
Also as a sophomore he started nine games in the COVID shortened 2020 season throwing for 1,795 yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
As a junior, Duggan played the majority of the season injured, throwing for 2,048 yards, 16 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Then as a senior, Duggan has helped to lead TCU to a 12-0 undefeated season. On October 15, in a battle of undefeated teams against Oklahoma State, Duggan threw for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead TCU to a 43-40 double overtime victory, marking the Horned Frogs third straight win over an AP ranked opponent.
Why did have heart surgery
A four-star recruit from Council Bluffs, Iowa, Duggan started as TCU’s quarterback as a freshman in 2019.
TCU finished that season 5-7 under head coach Gary Patterson, but the foundation for years to come was merely being laid.
Then came the 2020 season. Given the coronavirus pandemic changed protocols, Duggan was required to get a health screening prior to the season in August 2020.
That included an EKG, which records a heart’s electric signals. Doctors found that Duggan had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition that causes the heart to beat abnormally fast for periods of times.
It’s potentially life-threatening, as 24-year-old pro surfer Kalani David died from a seizure caused by the condition in September.
Duggan needed surgery. He needed another surgery after a blood clot formed, too.
“It put catheters through my neck and groin,” Duggan told Texas Monthly. “I had a nine-hour procedure.
And then two days later, I had a blood clot from the surgery, so I had to go into emergency surgery right after that. It kind of just puts a stop in your life.”
Two months later, Duggan came off the bench to throw three touchdowns in his team’s season opening loss to Iowa State. A week later, he marched into Austin and took down the ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns.
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Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of USC are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced.
The Heisman Trophy Trust announced the finalists Monday night. The finalists also were revealed on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown.
The winner will be announced on the annual Heisman Trophy presentation broadcast at 8 p.m. EST Saturday on ESPN.
Williams completed 296 of 448 pass attempts for 4,075 yards and tied Stroud and Houston quarterback Clayton Tune with a national-best 37 touchdown passes in 12 games this season.
He also threw just six interceptions and was responsible for 282 points, the most of any player in the country.
Duggan led the Horned Frogs (12-1) to the No. 3 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. The senior quarterback completed 239 of 368 passes for 3,321 yards, 30 scores and four interceptions in 13 games. He also ran for 404 yards and six scores for the Horned Frogs.