Steve McNair is an HBCU legend. Notice that I said it is and not was. Why? His records and exploits on the football field continue to live on in HBCU football folklore.McNair was a fantastic player, and his Heisman hopes paled in comparison to the other candidates from Power 5 programs. Although, he received a significant boost from the 1994 Sports Jerrel Jernigan Jersey Illustrated's "Hand Him the Heisman" article by S.L. Price. From that point, things favorably changed for McNair.The former Alcorn Braves player was the first-ever HBCU football player invited to New York City's Downtown Athletic Club to sit at the Heisman Trophy Award ceremony. It's an honor that notable HBCU legends such as Doug Williams, Walter Payton, and Jerry Rice did not receive after their stellar performances at HBCUs.McNair didn't win, but the Heisman voters placed him in the top New York Giants Hoodies Sweatshirts ten vote-getters.After a 28-year hiatus, there would be another outstanding HBCU quarterback to grace a Sports Illustrated cover. This time he did so with his Pro Football Hall of Fame father and coach Deion Sanders, and his friend and freshman phenom Travis Hunter who would join Shedeur Sanders for the publication's featured article.A few months later - yesterday, to Shane Lemieux Jersey be exact. Shedeur's father, Coach Prime, told sportswriters that his son belongs in the Heisman candidacy watch and discu sion.Scroll to ContinuePut aside the Sanders "Dad Moment." Does Deion Sanders make a credible claim? The 2021 Jerry Rice Award winner is a sophomore and has improved his decision-making and pa sing accuracy.FCS analyst Stan Becton ranks Sanders as the 2nd-best FCS quarterback in the nation behind Fordham's Tim DeMorat. Sanders currently leads DeMorat in completion percentage and has only one interception on the season but trails the Rams signal-caller in touchdowns thrown and pa sing efficiency.2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young Saquon Barkley T Shirts Alabama has 1,029 pa sing yards, 13 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and an 84.4 pa ser rating. Ohio State's CJ Stroud has 1,222 pa sing yards, 16 touchdowns, 1 interception, and a 207.5 rating.Sanders compares better than the FBS leading Heisman candidates with 1,394 pa sing yards, 14 touchdowns, 1 interception, and a 174.3 rating.He trails only Stroud with 2 fewer touchdowns and 33.2 points off his quarterback rating.The race for the Heisman is constantly in flux Darius Slayton Jersey with the ebb and flow of weekly college football games. Seven more weeks remain this season before crowning anyone. In reality, it's fair to say that even in his "Dad Moment," Deion Sanders may be correct. Shedeur deserves to be in the Heisman discu sion. Naysayers will point to the level of competition - but BYU's Ty Detmer won it once. That's enough for me to change the voters' narrative.Is it time to "Hand him the Heisman?" Not yet. Will they vote for Sanders in December?We shall see.