Last year, Andrew Luck came up short of both the national title game and the Heisman Trophy. After leading Stanford to a big BCS win, the quarterback was left with a choice, leave for the NFL and be the unquestioned No. 1 pick or come back for another year.
One year later, Luck appears to be having the same script play out with a different ending.
This year, Luck again finds himself in the position of leading Stanford to a one loss season and if not for playing Oregon, he may be playing in his second straight title game.
Not only is Luck coming up short on his pursuit of the national title, but for the second straight year he will likely end up being the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
While Luck may have missed the mark on both of these goals for the second straight year, returning for another season seems to be out of the questions and that's not a bad thing.
After the year is over, Luck is expected to head to the NFL and like last year, Luck is expected to by the No. 1 overall pick and start his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts, backing up Peyton Manning.
What may be hard to understand is while Luck is almost undoubtedly going to be the top pick in the draft, he will come up short on the Heisman trophy because of his performance against Oregon and his inability to play in the seasons last weekend.
When Luck was dominated at home by Oregon, his stock as the Heisman front-runner took a major hit and allowed other people to catch him in this race. The final blow came when Stanford did not earn a spot in the Pac-12 title game which prevented Luck from providing a final Heisman moment before the votes were cast.
Despite coming up short on a few goals Luck had in college, it is clear that when he enters the NFL draft his NFL career will start off by him achieving a professional goal, being the No. 1 overall pick.
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