The HP Heisman Straw Poll will be delayed today as I wait for a couple more votes to trickle in.
One thing I am noticing is a recent surge of support for Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.
It appears he will move ahead of Brady Quinn in the latest HP poll, which would correspond with what is happening in the Scripps Howard Poll as well.
While it is clear that McFadden is popular among the vanguard of Heisman voters–those who cover the sport on a regular basis, as represented in my poll and that conducted by the SHNS–the real question is whether his name recognition will extend to the larger body of voters out there who, as of now, aren’t familiar with his exploits.
Certainly, a huge game against Florida couldn’t hurt, but I would say that, at this point, Quinn is still the likely choice to take second.
One thing that is working itself out is the order of the top five. It seems that Troy Smith, Quinn, McFadden, Steve Slaton and Michael Hart are the names that keep popping up consistently in the top five of most of the straw polls.
I expect the final vote to follow that order.
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