It's hard to imagine a much more meteoric rise to Heisman Trophy contender than that of Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, until you consider Florida's Kyle Trask. Regardless, Trask and Jones have the kind of stories that bring respect from top-ranked Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, "guys that sort of come up the hard way." Trask has already set the school season record for touchdown passes despite the shortened, SEC-only schedule. Trask is second nationally in passing yards per game (360.3), one spot ahead of Jones at 345.9. "I definitely have a lot of respect for Kyle, for how he’s handled his situation, too," the 'Bama quarterback said.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2020 18:33 UTC