Should the Golden Spikes Follow the Heisman's Lead? [D1 Daily]

The D1Baseball Podcast · Dec 16, 2025 · 28m

On this episode of the D1 Daily, Burkie and Roons talk about the Heisman Trophy voting process and how that might be applied to college baseball and the Golden Spikes Award. They also discussed the unique backgrounds of our last five Golden Spikes winners. Lastly, Burkie revealed that he did not watch The Bucked Up LA Bowl, hosted by Gronk

00:00 Introduction and Greetings

00:19 Heisman Trophy Discussion

03:57 Golden Spikes Award

06:01 Post-COVID GSA Winners

06:23 Kevin Kopps' Remarkable Journey

09:54 Ivan Melendez and the Return of Home Runs

15:46 Dylan Cruz and Paul Skenes Debate

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