Being White Hurts Christian McCaffrey's Heisman Chances

Christian McCaffrey, the running back for the Stanford football team, is arguably the best at his position in all of college football. He broke Barry Sanders record for all purpose yards in a single season, a record that stood for twenty eight years. McCaffrey is a Heisman finalist who most believe should undoubtedly win, but there is potentially one problem, he is white. In recent years, the running back position has been dominantly African American, such as Alabama's running back, Derrick Henry, who is also a Heisman contender, who, by stats, did not have as good of a season as Mccaffrey. Would Mccafrey be more hyped up, and his chances at winning the Heisman be better if he was African American?
             A recent article on the Breitbart states, "Even though McCaffrey was the best, he would receive more hype and attention if he were not a white running back". In 2009, Stanford's lead white running back Toby Gerheart was the runner up for the Heisman Trophy to Alabama's African American running back Mark Ingram even though, by the numbers, the trophy should have gone to the Stanford running back. People hold stereotypes very closely and tend to keep them irreversible. In college football and the NFL, the running back position has been mostly African American and people have come to the conclusion that African American athletes are better at this position than white athletes, which is obviously not true, but should hurt McCaffrey's chances at winning the Heisman trophy. Once again, society's stereotypes have played a role in deciding the fate of an athlete. Stereotypes will continue to be formed and built upon, and I do not see them leaving our society any time soon. All we can do is try to break them, just like Stanford running back, Christian McCaffrey, has done.