Jan 1, 2004; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Southern California Trojans quarterback Matt Leinart (11) in action against the Michigan Wolverines during the 2004 Rose Bowl at the Rose Bowl. The Trojans defeated the Wolverines 28-14. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Network
This was the decade when the changes seen in the 1990s led to changes in Heisman winners. This is when quarterbacks took over.
In the 2000s, quarterbacks won eight of 10 Heismans. The only exceptions were Reggie Bush in 2005 and Mark Ingram in 2009.
Two USC quarterbacks, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, were part of that parade of quarterbacks at the Heisman victory podium.
The game changed, and USC was part of it.
In the early 2000s, it was clear: College football had become a quarterback-centric sport, leaving behind the early 1980s and Student Body Right under USC and John Robinson, with Marcus Allen winning yet another Heisman Trophy for the Trojans as a running back.
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