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GINO'S ZONE
October 17th, 2011 – Heisman Update
Here we are, about midway through the season, and it appears to still be an open race... some early contenders have been knocked out due to injury (LaMichael James and Marcus Lattimore), which always sucks to see given the opportunity in front of them, while others have faded (Robert Griffin III) because their team isn’t winning.
Let’s start with the front-runners...
Andrew Luck had another impressive performance in a blowout win over Washington State, but can he get the votes from the Eastern voters? How about this – he has improved in nearly every statistical category from last year – 1,719 yards, 18 TD’s, 3 INT’s and 71.3% completion rate. The guy is already a pro.
Russell Wilson was sent packing from NC State to Wisconsin because he couldn’t make up his mind between Pro Baseball and College Football – uhhhhhhhh, how dumb does Tom O’Brien look, and how psyched is Bret Bielema to have a guy like this land in his lap? Holy smokes... if Luck doesn’t go bonkers in the 2nd half of the season, this guy is a legit contender. 1,557 yards, 14 TD’s, 1 INT and a completion percentage of 74%... and the highest QB rating of any of the front-runners at a ridiculous 211. Oh yeah, his team is ranked in the Top 5. But like Luck, his conference sucks, unlike...
Trent Richardson out of Alabama. Man, can this kid run downhill and over people. Wow. His stats are impressive for sure through the halfway point - 912 yards rushing with 15 TD’s, and 179 receiving yards with 1 TD... but the impressive thing? He breaks damn near every first tackle. He literally runs over people. We watched him dominate Ole Miss like they were a freshmen high school team. If he has a big game against LSU, he may walk away with the trophy.
Kellen Moore... well, this list can’t be complete without the four year starter at Boise State, but there’s no way he’ll win. Right? To quote Lee Corso... not so fast my friend. 1,729 yards, 21 TD’s and only 4 picks – plus he is on target to break Colt McCoy’s mark for most wins by a QB in college football history. This kid can flat out light it up.
Landry Jones of Oklahoma has more passing yards than all of these guys, with 16 TD’s and a huge win over arch-rival Texas, but he has more INT’s (6) and a lower completion percentage (68% - which is still pretty damn good!) than any of them. If Alabama stumbles and OU can win out, including what may turn out to be the biggest game in Bedlam history, then Jones has a shot.