Heismanpundit

Check out his cool video of USC’s Joe McKnight from Trojanwire:

To be sure, McKnight is not a legit Heisman candidate this year, but he could be in 2009.

Here’s a look at what to expect from the Heisman contenders this weekend:
Ohio State vs. Youngstown State–Beanie Wells should get his 150-plus yards and then give way to Mo Wells and Brandon Saine in the second half.
Illinois at Missouri–I expect Chase Daniel to have a big game here. Should go for 300-plus yards and [...]

We had our first action of the college football season last night.  I was able to catch a couple of the games, but look forward to Saturday’s bonanza.
Some thoughts–
—I thought Stanford would win by 7.  The Cardinal won by 8.  Tailback Toby Gerhart was impressive, especially considering he is coming off a knee injury.  Jim [...]

On the eve of the 2008 season, HP reader Hyrum Lewis gives us his take on this year’s race:
Heisman Pundit,
I haven’t written since last season, but I thought I would chime in on the upcoming Heisman race using the model that I presented (guest blogged) on your site last year.
If you recall, my model holds [...]

Then prove it.
This guy won last year’s HP Fantasy Challenge and the grand prize of two tickets to the 2008 Rose Bowl.
He’s back in it again this year to try to defend his title.
But now, the stakes are higher, as the grand prize for this year’s HP Fantasy Challenge is two tickets to the 2009 [...]

…on the Texas Tech message boards about Michael Crabtree perhaps being ruled ineligible.
Anyone have any info?

I understand there is a propensity out there to find reasons to nitpick over the details of larger-than-life sports figures.
But I don’t understand the point of this story by Joseph Goodman , which notes ‘lingering criticism’ of Tim Tebow .
Sure, Florida’s quarterback won the Heisman Trophy in 2007, but not once last season did he [...]

Time to get started picking this week’s games.  All lines are provided by MadduxSports.com .  Keep in mind that I’m not picking all the games, just the ones where I see a potential play.
Stanford (+3) vs. Oregon State– I like the Cardinal to not only cover this spread, but to win outright.  After all, Stanford [...]

The inaugural Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll of the 2008 college football season has been tallied and the panel–-consisting of 10 Heisman-voting members of the college football media–-has selected junior Florida quarterback Tim Tebow as the favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy.
Tebow–who is trying to become the second two-time winner of the [...]

Both Holtz and May agree that Beanie Wells is the favorite: