Kennesaw State: Matt Leinart on Jayden Maiava's Heisman chances: 'The numbers are…
USC · Kennesaw StateHe previously worked at Paramount’s PopCulture. com as a sports entertainment writer and 247Sports as an NFL writer.
Brian is based in Atlanta and is a graduate of Kennesaw State University. “To me, it’s just putting his team on his back.
He recalled his mentality heading into that season and what his mentality was before he took the field and eventually brought home college football’s highest honor. They’re going to win a lot of games,” Leinart said of Maiava while speaking with On3 via Zoom.
[ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] They’re going to listen to me, these young guys.
KEY POINTS
- “I remember for me, my third year starting, I just remember, okay, this is my team,” Leinart said about his time at USC.
- Matt Leinart is confident that USC quarterback Jayden Maiava will have a chance to win the 2026 Heisman Trophy
- On3 recently spoke to the former USC QB about Maiava, and Leinart revealed one big thing that the current Trojans quarterback needs to do to be named college football’s most outstanding player.
- Leinart knows all about the Heisman, as he won the award in 2004.