New Heisman platform allows college football fans to cast votes
ESPN • • sports
Key Points:
- Heisman has launched Heisman Hopefuls, a platform combining official player data, EA Sports College Football ratings, and fan voting to broaden engagement with the Heisman Trophy award.
- The platform features a website with player statistics and a voting page, encouraging fans to consider players from all positions by providing accessible data throughout the season.
- Fans can vote daily, with vote weights dynamically adjusted based on season data by the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, ensuring a data-driven approach to fan influence.
- The fan vote winner will be announced live on ESPN during the conference championship weekend, and the top three vote-getters will be recorded as the first official Heisman ballot.
- Heisman CEO Jeff Price emphasized that the initiative aims to spotlight more players and deepen fan involvement, creating new opportunities for schools to engage their communities.
