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Just 40 more days remain until the awarding of the 72nd Heisman Trophy. Now, let’s look at what’s going on around college football: What a difference a week makes. Seven days ago I had my worst day ever making picks against the spread, going an abominable 3-11. It was my first losing week of the [...]

USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin took a note out of Lou Holtz’s book and pumped up Oregon State’s defense in advance of Saturday’s game in Corvallis. “This is the best defense we’ve played by far physically,” USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said. That might seem like a stretch considering the Beavers are barely a .500 [...]

Okay, let’s see if I can get back on track this time around after my worst week ever last week. On the year, I am 54-47-2 (.530). All lines are courtesy of Pinnacle Sports.com. Pickings games is very hard to do. College football can be so unpredictable. Just look at that Clemson game last night. [...]

A few offerings from the in box: Greetings. I hit your site daily to follow the heisman race. Nice comprehensive work. It amazes me how year after year Tennessee’s heisman entrant gets screwed in this race. Am I saying that Erik Ainge should be the heisman front runner? Of course not…although you could make a [...]

Want to read a good rant by one of the BCS computer analysts? Then click here to see Richard Billingsley stick up for the role of computers in the BCS. He also gives it pretty good to a couple media members. The real reason for my taking the time to share these few but precious [...]

Check out this cool Heisman commercial, courtesy of Nissan: I can’t figure out which team is represented by the rolling boulder, though. Maybe it is a giant Buckeye nut.

…are out and, once again, the conference with the worst TV contracts is at the top. Even more amazing: A report on how tough the Pac-10 is from top to bottom has actually surfaced in the mainstream media. In Jeff Sagarin’s weekly computer rankings, the Pac-10 is ahead of the vaunted Southeastern Conference largely because [...]

That’s the question asked by Angelique S. Chengelis of the Detroit News regarding a potential Michael Hart Heisman candidacy. Here’s why. He leads the nation’s second-best team in rushing with 1,032 yards on 214 carries, the most carries by any back. He has scored eight touchdowns. He has gained 100 yards or more in seven [...]

Heismanpundit.com continues its series on looking back at past winners. This week we look back at the winner of the 1946 Heisman: 1946 Heisman- Army’s Glenn Davis By Chip Haunss, Special To Heismanpundit.com It is 1946 and Harry Truman is President. The United States has just come out of the end of World War II. [...]

There are 46 days left until the Heisman Tropy is awarded in New York City. Right now, the race is in a state of suspended animation, as nothing can change fact that there are only two players left who can win the Heisman. Those two candidates will spend the next few weeks building their stat [...]