The long, drawn-out opening weekend of the college football season made us get a little off schedule this weekend.
Let me explain.
Every week we’re going to take a look at the Heisman Trophy candidates in a blog post. In it, we’ll compare the top 10 Heisman contenders as voted on weekly by the fine panel put together by the excellent website HeismanPundit.com. We’re going to compare statistics for the past week and the season. We’ll include it in our Razorback Rewind section for Monday’s paper, but also carve out some space right here on the blog for Sunday afternoons.
But with Sunday games and Monday games over the holiday weekend, we’ve had to change our plans. I made up a list of some Heisman hopefuls for the week and put it in my notebook that did appear on the website and in Monday’s papers, but Heisman hopefuls like Kellen Moore and Ryan Williams still waiting to play.
But now that week one is in the books, here’s how the Top 10 Heisman hopefuls according to HeismanPundit.com fared last week:
1. RB Mark Ingram (Alabama)
• Did not play because of injury
2. QB Terelle Prior (Ohio State)
• 17 of 25 for 247 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT in 45-7 win vs. Marshall
3. QB Kellen Moore (Boise State)
• 23 of 38 for 215 yards 3 TDs, 0 INT in 33-30 win vs. Virginia Tech
4. RB Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State)
• 18 carries for 75 yards, 1 TD in 30-21 loss vs. Texas Christian
T-5. QB Case Keenum (Houston)
• 17 of 22 for 274 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INT in 68-28 win vs. Texas State
T-5 QB Ryan Mallett (Arkansas)
• 21 of 24 for 301 yards 3 TDs, 1 INT in 44-3 win vs. Tennessee Tech
7. RB Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech)
• 21 carries for 44 yards, 2 TDs in 33-30 loss vs. Boise State
8. RB Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh)
• 25 carries for 75 yards, 1 TD in 27-24 loss vs. Utah
T-9. QB Jake Locker (Washington)
• 20 of 37 for 266 yards, 1 TD in 23-17 loss vs. BYU
T-9. RB John Clay (Wisconsin)
• 17 carries for 123 yards, 2 TDs in 42-21 win vs. UNLV
T-9. WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame)
• 5 catches, 82 yards in 23-12 win vs. Purdue
