Joel Klatt breaks down Bryce Young's game, Heisman chances

Bryce Young’s name is being heavily talked about, and rightfully so. The standout Alabama quarterback has put together a sensational season, has the Crimson Tide ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff and is a finalist – and the frontrunner – for the prestigious Heisman Trophy.

Young, a former On3 Consensus five-star quarterback, has currently thrown for 4,322 yards and 43 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions in 2021. He’s led his Alabama squad to a 12-1 overall mark and back to the College Football Playoff, and they’ll open semifinal play Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl against No. 4 Cincinnati at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Leading up to Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York, FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt joined the The Herd with Colin Cowherd to breakdown Young’s game and discuss his chances to win the Heisman this weekend.

“He was throwing absolute laser beams around the Mercedes dome [against Georgia],” Klatt said. “His performance was fabulous. I think that he locked up the Heisman Trophy, obviously. Bryce’s is probably going to win the award – and he should, ’cause that performance against Georgia was outstanding. He does play light, he’s got great footwork – and it’s almost a throwback footwork. He doesn’t have the side saddle rhythm to his footwork.

“His calm and poise in pressure is pretty outstanding.”

Bryce Young explains how he manages to stay calm under pressure

For Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, he manages to stay calm under pressure by having the proper mindset and approaching situations in a calm state. While meeting with reporters earlier this week, Young explained exactly how he remains calm when something doesn’t go his way on the field.

“I think it comes with experience,” Young said. “When you start playing athletics, you kind of just feel everything out and feel your process out. For me, I’ve kind of realized just how I operate the best and function the best is to be in a calm state of mind. For me, it’s just being in that mindset as much as I can and just try to maximize my efficiency and do what’s best for the team. It comes through reps, it comes through experience and, truthfully, it really comes through faith for me. For me, kind of how I look at everything is I’m not really in control of what happens. I’m not in control of the outcome for me. I’m a vessel and I’m a tool that’s being used.

“So for me, everything’s already written, everything’s been determined. I have complete trust and faith in how everything’s going to unfold. That kind of clarity, that really takes any sort of pressure out for me. That’s just how I believe and how I live by, so for me that’s how I view it. That helps me be in the mindset that I am.”