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DANIEL HOLDS OFF BRADFORD TO ONCE AGAIN LEAD THE HEISMANPUNDIT.COM/ORLANDO SENTINEL HEISMAN POLL
Missouri senior quarterback Chase Daniel barely held off surging Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford to once again lead the Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll, a weekly survey consisting of 10 Heisman-voting members of the college football media.
Daniel (46 points, 6 first-place votes), coming off a bye, led the last two polls by huge margins, but his lead quickly vanished this week after Bradford (44 points, 4 first-place votes) threw for 411 yards and 4 touchdowns against then-No. 24 TCU.
Daniel and Bradford filled the top two spots on every ballot. No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Missouri will not play each other in the regular season, but could potentially meet in the Big 12 title game.
The voters appear to be dazzled by the Big 12’s impressive array of signal callers, as Texas junior Colt McCoy also made several ballots. However, some also recognized that the early-season schedule has been a factor in their success.
“My top three – Chase Daniel, Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy – is a reflection of the fact that, unlike in the SEC, the Big 12 has yet to begin conference play. Once that fratricide begins, I’m sure my ballot will change,” said one voter.
BYU junior quarterback Max Hall (13 points) was a distant third behind Bradford, followed by McCoy (12 points) and running backs Charles Scott of LSU and Javon Ringer of Michigan State (10 points each).
This Week’s Poll with total points and first place votes (in parentheses):
Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri–46 (6)
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma–44 (4)
Max Hall, QB, BYU–13
Colt McCoy, QB, Texas–12
Charles Scott, RB, LSU–10
Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State–10
Tim Tebow, QB, Florida–5
Daryll Clark, QB, Penn State–4
Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State–2
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri–2
Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut–1
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia–1
The Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll is made up of 10 Heisman voters from across the country and will be conducted each week during the college football season. The idea is to get a good sense of voter sentiment as the season progresses. The panel votes for five players each week. Tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, four points for a second-place vote, three points for a third-place vote, two points for a fourth-place vote and one point for a fifth-place vote.
Members of the panel include: Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, Olin Buchanan of Rivals.com, Tom Dienhart of Rivals.com, Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com, J.B. Morris of ESPN The Magazine, Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman, Austin Murphy of Sports Illustrated, B.J. Schecter of Sports Illustrated, Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated and Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.
