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Heisman Pic of the Day

By on December 10, 2011 in Heisman Pics of the Day

The Heisman finalists (minus Andrew Luck, who had not yet arrived in NYC) with the trophy:

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The 2011 Heisman Candidates Pose with the Heisman Trophy

By on December 9, 2011 in Heisman Watch 2011

Four of the five candidates got to pose with the Heisman Trophy at this year’s pre-Heisman press conference (Andrew Luck has not arrived in NYC yet due to his being awarded the Unitas Trophy on Friday):

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Pre-Heisman ceremony press conference featuring Robert Griffin III

By on December 9, 2011 in Heisman Watch 2011

Here is the replay of Friday’s pre-Heisman press conference.

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2011 Heisman Ceremony: A sneak peek at the stage setup

By on December 8, 2011 in Heisman Watch 2011

Here’s a quick sneak peek at the Heisman Ceremony stage being set up on Thursday night before the Heisman presentation on Saturday, December 10th.

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The Other Awards: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

By on December 8, 2011 in General CFB

The Heisman presentation is a few days away, but tonight the rest of the college football awards will be given out in Orlando.

Here are the awards and their finalists. I’ll pick who I think will win and who should win:

Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year)
Andrew Luck
Kellen Moore
Trent Richardson

Who will win: Andrew Luck
Who should win: Andrew Luck

Comment: In any other year, Luck wins the Heisman. The Maxwell will provide some consolation.

Davey O’Brien Award (Top Quarterback)
Robert Griffin III
Case Keenum
Andrew Luck

Who will win: Andrew Luck
Who should win: Andrew Luck

Comment: Luck really is the prototype at his position and could probably shine in any type of system, which is why he gets the nod here.

Bednarik Award (Top Defensive Player)
Dont’a Hightower
Tyrann Mathieu
Devon Still

Who will win: Tyrann Mathieu
Who should win: Tyrann Mathieu

Comment: No defensive player mattered more this year or made more of an impact on the national title race than Mathieu.

Biletnikoff Award (Top Receiver)
Justin Blackmon
Ryan Broyles
Robert Woods

Who will win: Justin Blackmon
Who should win: Robert Woods

Comment: Woods carried a resurgent USC team for much of the year, breaking the Pac-12 reception record in the process.

Outland Trophy (Top Interior Lineman)
David DiCastro
Devon Still
Barrett Jones

Who will win: Barrett Jones
Who should win: Devon Still

Comment: The only bright spot for the Nittany Lions this year had 17 tackles for loss as an interior tackle.

Jim Thorpe Award (Top Defensive Back)
David Amerson
Mark Barron
Morris Claiborne

Who will win: Morris Claiborne
Who should win: Morris Claiborne

Comment: When you are the best cover corner in a secondary that includes Tyrann Mathieu, you are pretty darn good.

Doak Walker Award (Top Running Back)
Montee Ball
LaMichael James
Trent Richardson

Who will win: Trent Richardson
Who should win: Montee Ball

Comment: If scoring 38 touchdowns doesn’t merit some kind of award, I don’t know what does.

Mackey Award (Top Tight End)
Dwayne Allen
Orson Charles
Tyler Eifert

Who will win: Dwayne Allen
Who should win: Dwayne Allen

Comment: The athletic Allen was one of the featured weapons in Clemson’s high-powered offense.

Nagurski Award (Top Defender)
Mark Barron
Whitney Mercilus
Devon Still
Luke Kuechly
Morris Claiborne

Who will win: Luke Kuechly
Who should win: Luke Kuechly

Comment: The tackle machine already has the Lombardi and Butkus Award. He deserves this one, too.

Those are my picks. Agree?  Disagree? Sound off in the comments section below.

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Evaluating the 2011 Heisman Finalists with Lannie Julias

By on December 8, 2011 in Heisman Watch 2011

I sat down this week with long-time football scout Lannie Julias to discuss the five 2011 Heisman finalists. Lannie, who has coached, recruited and scouted in high school, college and in the professional ranks, gave his unique opinion on each of them.

The Heisman Pundit talks finalists with Lannie Julias from Amerigo Chattin on Vimeo.

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More Heisman Notes & History

By on December 7, 2011 in Heisman Watch 2011

With the votes in and the ceremony approaching, here are a few more tidbits about this year’s race:

– If Andrew Luck finishes as the runner up, he’ll be the fourth two-time runner up in Heisman history, joining Glenn Davis (Army, ’44-’45), Charlie Justice (North Carolina ’48-’49) and Darren McFadden (Arkansas ’06-’07).

– If Luck places second, Stanford will become the first school with three-straight Heisman runner ups.

– Montee Ball is Wisconsin’s first finalist since Ron Dayne won the Heisman in 1999 and third overall.  Other Wisconsin top 10 finishers include Pat Richter (6th) and Ron VanderKelen (9th) in 1962, Alan Ameche (winner in 1954, 6th in 1953), Dave Schreiner (10th in 1942) and Howard Weiss (6th in 1938).

– Trent Richardson is Alabama’s 12th top 10 Heisman finisher and joins Lee Roy Jordan (’62), David Palmer (’93) and Mark Ingram (’09) as finalists.

– Heisman-winning jersey numbers and this year’s finalists:
Robert Griffin III shares the No. 10 with Troy Smith.
Andrew Luck shares the No. 12 with Charles White and Roger Staubach.
Trent Richardson shares the No. 3 with Carson Palmer
Montee Ball would be the first No. 28 to win the Heisman.
Tyrann Mathieu shares the No. 7 with Eric Crouch and John Huarte

– If Griffin III wins, it’ll be the fifth Heisman for the Big 12 since it became a conference in 1996. It’ll also give the Big 12 the most Heismans in the BCS era.

– Mathieu is the 21st pure defensive player to finish in the top five of the Heisman vote and the first defensive back since Georgia’s Terry Hoage in 1983.

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