Heismanpundit

Here’s what to look for this weekend from the top Heisman candidates: The Two Leaders 1. Matt Leinart and USC travel to Pullman to take on Washington State. This could be a game where weather is a factor. It is supposed to be cold and wet. So that could depress some of Leinart’s numbers. However, [...]

Talk about nailing it. John Lindsay of the Scripps Howard News Service has this Heisman stuff down pat. He should know–he’s a Heisman voter. Some of what he writes: “White won last year because he was the quarterback of the best team (at least before the Big 12 title game and Sugar Bowl). This QBOBT [...]

Former Heisman winner Pete Dawkins, as quoted by Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News: “I think when making a choice … between a freshman who had an intergalactic year vs. a senior who had a history of four years of superb performance,” Dawkins said, “in my view the nod needs to go to the [...]

Since the media make up the overwhelming chunk of Heisman voters, it stands to reason that the more a candidate is written about, the better chance he has of getting votes. Name recognition is such a huge part of the Heisman. When I started this site, I began to utilize a service by Google called [...]

While Mike Woods of MSNBC has perhaps the best Heisman watch among the mainstream media, Luke Winn of CNN/SI has the worst. Winn writes: “The Heisman picture remains in chaos. Each of the top seven contenders has a legitimate shot of walking away with the trophy.” This guy fundamentally misunderstands the Heisman race. It’s not [...]

This article from the Lawrence (Kan.) World-News talks about what a Heisman would mean to a place like KU and the hype surrounding the race every year. “To get the coveted Heisman, one has to produce eye-popping numbers, play for a team with national exposure and national success — and maybe even get a little [...]

A reader writes in: Heismanpundit, After watching the OU vs. Kansas game, I still can’t figure out why Bob Stoops would keep Jason White in the 4th quarter and let him go for a passing touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game. When a game is a blowout, you figure most coaches woud pull [...]

Like I mentioned earlier, the Heisman race is down to Leinart and Peterson, barring a couple scenarios that could happen. The first one is the Campbell Scenario. Here’s what could happen: Jason Campbell continues to put up huge numbers while leading Auburn to an undefeated season. The Tigers move to second in the polls following [...]

Here’s the rundown for the week following the games of Oct. 23. It was an interesting weekend for the Heisman race, to say the least. I’ve come to realize that when looking at the Heisman, it is important to differentiate between anomalies and overall trends. Last weekend, we didn’t really see too many scintillating performances [...]

As I thought he would, Kyle Orton came up short against Michigan. He went just 14 of 30 for 214 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His once pristine 17-0 TD-to-INT ratio is now at a more down-to-earth (but still excellent) 20-4. More importantly, his team lost its two biggest games of its season. Hence, [...]