Heisman will cement Winston’s first-class status

On Saturday night in New York, the best player in College Football will be handed the coveted Heisman Trophy.

The awards ceremony will be overshadowed, however, by an alleged case of sexual assault that once again brings into focus the second class status of any victim who doesn’t happen to be a high-profile college athlete in the US.

There’s no more famous, no more coveted symbol in the game than the small bronze statuette, modelled after the pre-war footballer Ed Smith, stiff-arming an unseen opponent and inspiring touchdown celebrations to this day by gently arrogant young candidates for what is effectively a lifetime membership of a club for the elite of the collegiate game.