"Based on the weekly Heisman horse race I maintain in my Sunday recap columns, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia should have received infinitely more credit for his work than it appears he probably will, but Pavia was still named a finalist, and Mendoza, Pavia, Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love will all be celebrated during Saturday night's ESPN ceremony before Mendoza is presumably handed the trophy."
"We therefore begin our alternative awards ceremony with the most important of all alt-awards: the Dog in Him Award. I built a formula around a number of key characteristics and stats -- physicality (contact rate, i.e. the frequency with which they take contact), improvisation (out-of-pocket pass attempts, scramble rate), do-it-yourself mentality (non-sack rushing yards, designed run rate) and, despite the extra contact, raw quality (Total QBR) and mistake-free play (interception rate, sacks per pressure)."
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia received limited Heisman recognition despite strong performance but was nevertheless named a finalist alongside Mendoza, Julian Sayin and Jeremiyah Love. The Heisman serves as the culmination of college football awards week, with other honors presented during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. Additional alternative awards are proposed to recognize more players and teams beyond standard honors. The Dog in Him Award measures quarterback traits such as physicality, improvisation, do-it-yourself rushing, overall quality (Total QBR) and mistake-free play using metrics like contact rate, out-of-pocket attempts, non-sack rushing yards, interception rate and sacks per pressure.
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