Foremost he portrayed a sob story that energized the media to get behind him and support him for a Heisman Trophy run... of which he came in second with the most votes ever obtained for a defensive linemen. The Alabama game proved that he was not worthy of standing on that podium as a Heisman worthy athlete and the further accusations of his lies about his supposed girlfriend discount his integrity - the aforementioned are not virtues of the Heisman.