Aidan Hutchinson is headed to New York.
The Michigan football outside linebacker was named one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in college football.
Hutchinson, the senior out of Dearborn Divine Child, had a new school-record 14 sacks and 33 solo tackles this season to go with two forced fumbles.
Hutchinson is trying to become just the second primary defensive player to win the award. Michigan's Charles Woodson was the first in 1997. That year, the Wolverines won a share of the national title.
Tom Harmon (1940) and Desmond Howard (1991) are the other Wolverines to become Heisman winners.
The other finalists: Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett; Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
The 6-foot-6, 265-pounder was named the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year last week and was one of the biggest reasons the Wolverines went 12-1 in the regular season and won the Big Ten title. He was also recognized as the league's Defensive Lineman of the Year with a separate award and named first-team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media.
Hutchinson set a new school record for sacks in a single season after notching three more during the win over Ohio State. He broke the record with a sack in U-M's win over Iowa in the Big Ten title game, for which he was named the game's MVP.
The Wolverines, ranked second in the final College Football Playoff rankings, will play No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. Young and Alabama will play Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl on the same day in the other national semifinal.
