Maxwell or Heisman?

[blackfordpu]

They are both given to the top college football player of the year. Why is the Heisman so much more prestigous?

[TexasTerror]

They are both given to the top college football player of the year. Why is the Heisman so much more prestigous?

According to Wikpedia...

The prestige in the award stems from a number of factors. Though balloting is open for all football players in all divisions of college, the winners usually represent Division I-A schools. In addition to incredible personal statistics, team achievements play a heavy role in the voting - a typical Heisman winner represents a team that had an outstanding season and is most likely in contention for a Division I-A national championship. Further prestige is granted by experience - no freshmen or sophomores have ever won the award, and only a few juniors have held the bronze trophy; the rest have been seniors. Finally, the Heisman is frequently awarded to a running back or a quarterback; very few players have won the trophy playing at a different position.

[chiapet9]

there seem to be quite a few NCAA Div. I-A (FBS) trophies that are the for the same positions. there's more than one for the defensive player of the year, more than one for outstanding offensive player, the heisman and maxwell and camp awards which are all for outstanding players...then there's the outstanding quarterback award (which is a lot of the time the same person that won the heisman or maxwell)....it seems like its kind of redundant.