As a well-known Navy Homer, I feel safe posting this here. After Keenan Reynold's incredible run at Navy, I and other Navy fans were disappointed that he was not invited to the Heisman Trophy presentation. I understand the rationale, and it's water under the bridge so not worth lamenting.
Then I read these two articles from Underdog Dynasty:
http://www.underdogdynasty.com/2016/1/1/10685288/keenan-reynolds-owns-do...
http://www.underdogdynasty.com/2015/12/21/10628454/navy-qb-keenan-reynol...
The first lists all of Reynolds eight NCAA and twelve Navy career, statistical records. It also explains that the most important one to him was getting Navy to its first ever 11-win season.
| category | statistics |
|---|---|
| Rushing TDs in a career | 88 |
| Total TDs in a career | 88 |
| Games scoring 3 or more TDs in a career | 16 |
| Rushing TDs by a QB in a season (1st, 4th, and 5th) | 31 (2013), 24 (2015), 23 (2014) |
| Seasons of 23 or more rushing TDs | 3 |
| Rushing yards for QB in a career | 4,559 |
| Points in a career any position | 530 |
| TDs in game against FBS opponent | 7 (tied) |
The second article (from before Navy's bowl win over Pitt) explains that despite these FBS records, Keenan Reynolds is not eligible for induction into the CFB HoF because of one requirement: he was never a 1st Team All American at his position.
I'm not here to cry "Oh, the humanity", and I'm all for setting high standards, but I had no idea that being a 1st Team AA was the requirement for the CFB HoF. That seems arbitrary and almost too selective. That's roughly equivalent to the MLB HoF making the Gold Glove or Cy Young award a prerequisite for induction at a specific position. Granted, those guys are likely to get in, but there are equally impressive players who may not have won those individual accolades but deserve HoF consideration. Is it just me, or is this is an overly restrictive requirement that limits QBs and other special teams players that only have one, first-team position on the AA lists annually? I can think of a few Buckeyes that fall in to this category as well, so I'm curious what the commentariat thinks.
