Two hours ’til show time

By on December 8, 2012 in Heisman Watch 2012

The three finalists talked one last time to the media before the Heisman Trophy ceremony (Collin Klein was not in town until today due to his appearance at the Unitas Award banquet on Friday)

Comments { 0 }

Tyler Texas and the Heisman

By on December 8, 2012 in Heisman Pundit Jr., Heisman Watch 2012

Tyler Texas, noted as the “Rose Capital of the World” will soon have a new distinction; birthplace of two Heisman winners. 1977 Heisman winner Earl Campbell was born in Tyler on March 29, 1955 and would play at John Tyler High School and later at University of Texas. Future Heisman winner Johnny Manziel was also born in the city, 20 years ago yesterday, but moved to Kerrville Texas.

Tyler has a rich football tradition and has produced over 15 NFL athletes and nearly as many professional baseball players.

With a Manziel win on Saturday, the state of Texas will tie Pennsylvania for third on the list of home states of Heisman winners with seven.

Comments { 0 }

Photo highlights from the 2012 pre-Heisman press conference

By on December 7, 2012 in Heisman Watch 2012
Comments { 2 }

Final Heisman prediction: Breaking down the vote

By on December 7, 2012 in Heisman Watch 2012

Happy Heisman eve, everyone.

By this time on Sunday, the 78th Heisman winner will still be recovering from a night of well-deserved celebration and festivities in the Big Apple.

But who is that winner going to be and what will be the shape of his win?

Here’s my prediction of the totals on the night before the ceremony:

The order of finish

1. Johnny Manziel

2. Manti Te’o

3. Collin Klein

4. Braxton Miller

5. Marqise Lee

6. AJ McCarron

7. Jordan Lynch

8. Jarvis Jones

9. Kenjon Barner

10. Tavon Austin

Point totals

Many are predicting a landslide for Manziel, but I think it’ll be a comfortable-but-not-too-close win on the order of the margin by which Gino Torretta won in 1992:

Manziel — 1,900 points

Te’o — 1,500 points

Klein — 1,000 points

Braxton Miller — 250 points

Marqise Lee — 180 points

The Regions

The Heisman electorate is divided into six different regions. Here’s how I see the top 3 falling in each of them:

The South — (1) Manziel (2) Klein (3) Te’o

The Southwest — (1) Manziel (2) Klein (3) Te’o

The Midwest — (1) Te’o (2) Manziel (3) Miller

The Far West — (1) Manziel (2) Te’o (3) Lee

The Mid-Atlantic — (1) Manziel (2) Te’o (3) Klein

The Northeast — (1) Manziel (2) Te’o (3) Klein

Comments { 0 }

Pre-Heisman press conference coming up

By on December 7, 2012 in Heisman Watch 2012

We’ll be live-streaming the pre-Heisman press conference over at Heisman Central starting at 3 p.m. ET.

To watch, click on the Heisman Central 2012 icon on the right or just click here.

Also, you can get all kinds of photo updates from the weekend by following us on Instragram, username: heismanpundit.

We’ll have photos and higlights from the press conference at Heisman Central shortly after it ends.

Comments { 0 }

Total touchdowns and the Heisman

By on December 7, 2012 in Heisman Pundit Jr., Heisman Watch 2012

On Wednesday we posted about total offense and its correlation to Heisman winners. Continuing in that vein, here are the highest total touchdown seasons for Heisman winners, including their bowl games:

1. Tim Tebow, Florida, 2007 — 55

1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2008 — 55

3. Cameron Newton, Auburn, 2010 — 50

4. Robert Griffin III, Baylor, 2011 — 47

5. Andre Ware, Houston, 1989 — 46

6. Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988 –44

7. Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990 –41

7. Jason White, Oklahoma, 2003 –41

9. Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1996 — 39

10. Carson Palmer, USC, 2002 — 37

Eight of the 10 total touchdown leaders are also found on the total offense list posted on Wednesday (Wuerffel and Sanders were not). Not surprisingly, the last four Heisman-winning ‘Super Quarterbacks’ comprise the top four of the total touchdown list while 2009 winner Mark Ingram is not in the top 25. Barry Sanders is the only non-quarterback on the list.

Johnny Manziel’s pre-bowl game total of 43 scores would currently put him at seventh on the all time list of total touchdowns by Heisman winners but he could move into a tie for third with RG3 if he has a four touchdown game in the Cotton Bowl.

Comments { 0 }

The youngest Heisman winners

By on December 7, 2012 in Heisman Pundit Jr., Heisman Watch 2012

If and when Johnny Manziel wins the Heisman on Saturday, he will be the first freshman player to do so. He will not, however,  be the youngest player to win the prestigious award. That distinction belongs to Alabama’s Mark Ingram.

Manziel entered Texas A&M in the spring of 2011, and after this semester, will have the academic standing of a junior. In 2009, Ingram was a true sophomore and celebrates a late December birthday . When Ingram won the award in 2009, he was just 19 years, 356 days old. Manziel celebrated his 20th birthday yesterday (December 6) and by tomorrow he will be the second-youngest winner at 20 years two days old, just 11 days older than Ingram was when he won.

Manziel will become the ninth player to win the award as a 20 year old (Reggie Bush also won at 20).

Youngest Heisman winners

1. Mark Ingram — 19 years, 356 days

2. Johnny Manziel — 20 years, 2 days*

3. Rashaan Salaam — 20 years, 63 days

4. Archie Griffin — 20 years, 105 days

5. Tim Tebow — 20 years, 117 days

6. Barry Sanders — 20 years, 141 days

7. Herschel Walker — 20 years, 277 days

8. Vic Janowicz — 20 years, 283 days

9. Reggie Bush — 20 years, 284 days

10. Doc Blanchard — 20 years, 357 days

* – if he wins

Comments { 0 }
← Older posts Newer posts →