Tagovailoa, Murray and Haskins are Heisman Trophy finalists
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, ensuring a quarterback will win the award for the 16th time in the last 19 years.
The finalists were announced Monday, hours after the deadline for 928 voters, including former winners, to submit their ballots.
Tagovailoa has been the favorite for most of the season, but Murray and Haskins finished strong.
Unlike most seasons, there should be some real drama Saturday night when the Heisman is awarded in New York City.
Tagovailoa and Murray will also face off in the College Football Playoff, when No. 1 Alabama faces No. 4 Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl semifinal on Dec. 29.
The finalists are determined by the margin of votes received, starting with the third- and fourth-place finishers. At least three and as many as five finalists are invited to presentation ceremony.
The last time three quarterbacks were the only finalists was 2008, when Sam Bradford of Oklahoma won over Colt McCoy of Texas and Tim Tebow of Florida.
Louisville picks Satterfield: Louisville has tabbed Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield to be the Cardinals’ next head football coach.
A person with knowledge of the situation says the school has reached an agreement with Satterfield.
The 45-year-old Satterfield emerged as Louisville’s next reported choice after Purdue’s Jeff Brohm turned down the offer from his alma mater last week to remain with the Boilermakers.
Satterfield has led the Mountaineers to a 51-24 record in six seasons, including 10-2 this year with a Sun Belt Conference championship.
Appalachian State will face Middle Tennessee in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 15.
Satterfield will replace Bobby Petrino, who was fired on Nov. 11 after a 2-8 start. Lorenzo Ward was 0-2 as the Cardinals’ interim coach.
In the draft: Arizona State receiver N’Keal Harry will skip the Las Vegas Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft.
Harry announced last month he is skipping his senior season to enter the draft, where he’s expected to be a firstround draft pick.
Harry is third in Arizona State history with 213 career receptions and 2,889 yards.