Heisman Trophy power rankings revealed; 2023 winner announced Saturday night

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The 2023 Heisman Trophy race has been a close affair the past three months with multiple players having the best odds to win the award throughout the season. 

For most of the year, the most prestigious individual award in sports appeared destined to land in the hands of a Pac-12 quarterback. 

The Heisman Trophy during a press conference at the New York Marriott Marquis Astor Ballroom prior to the awarding of the trophy Dec. 10, 2022, in New York City. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

USC star Caleb Williams, the reigning Heisman winner, was the favorite for the early part of the season before Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. took the lead. 

In the final weeks of the season, it became clear the award had become a two-person race. Entering conference championship weekend, Oregon’s Bo Nix had the best odds of winning the award, with LSU’s Jayden Daniels a close second. 

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On Monday, the four finalists for the 2023 trophy were announced, and one will take home the Heisman Trophy Saturday. 

Let's take a look at the four players who will be in New York Saturday.  

Not playing in the SEC championship game may have actually helped LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels in his pursuit to become the third LSU player to win the Heisman. 

With Oregon’s Bo Nix taking the best odds into conference championship weekend, Daniels was forced to sit and watch from home. 

But Nix was unable to lead his Ducks to the Pac-12 title and into the College Football Playoff, leaving the door open for Daniels to win the award despite three regular-season