So we’re only about 10 days away from the naming of the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner.
And like it often seems to be, it’s totally up in the air who will win it.
Going into the season it didn’t seem like it would be that way. We had a returning champion in Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and the two guys who finished right behind him in the voting, 2007 winner Tim Tebow and Bradford’s buddy Colt McCoy, the Texas quarterback.
Bradford’s shoulder injury took him out of the running. And despite guiding their teams to unbeaten seasons heading into this weekend, it doesn’t seem like anybody is looking at Tebow or McCoy as a runaway choice.
McCoy made a heck of a case on Thanksgiving night though, as his Longhorns needed all of his 300-plus passing yards and 175 rushing yards in a wild victory against rival Texas A&M.
Tebow’s stats aren’t as good as in past years, but he just keeps on leading his team to wins, which ultimately is a huge barometer for the nation’s top quarterback.
Some like Alabama running back Mark Ingram, but he struggled against rival Auburn last week. Stanford running back Toby Gerhart has been impressive but may not get the national publicity. And Houston’s Case Keenum has been on a roll all year since outplaying Zac Robinson in his team’s win in Stillwater in September.
And while these guys won’t win it, as a true football fan you have to love watching Oklahoma’s Gerald McCoy and Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh do their work on the defensive line. Even if the casual observer doesn’t realize their value, teammates, coaches and opponents trying to make an offensive gameplan sure do.
So who knows?