Johnny Manziel will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday The Times' John Sherwa, Chris Dufresne, Chris Foster and Gary Klein discuss college football. December 6, 2012, 12:26 p.m. Who is going to win the Heisman Trophy? According to our experts, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. Times national football columnist Chris Dufresne and UCLA reporter Chris Foster agreed during our live video chat held Thursday morning. You can watch a replay of the chat above. From Dufresne: "He is going to be the first freshman to win the award. He had over 4,600 yards of total offense and beat Alabama on national TV. Notre Dame's Manti Te'o ... people just aren't ready to vote for a defensive player for the Heisman. Marqise Lee has got to be a front-runner next year. From Foster: "Manziel will win it because he has the PR. He's on TV, everyone is talking about him. Just like Robert Griffin III last year. Dufresne: "It's all timing. It's about what you do and when you do it. As Dufresne wrote this week: 'I don't think it will ever happen,' Chris Huston, who operates HeismanPundit, said this week. 'It's not that voters don't like defensive players. The less you touch the football, the harder it is to win the Heisman.'