Some of the past heisman winners. Now heres a few guys who might just bring it home.
Todd Boeckman, QB - Ohio State Why: Led Ohio State to the BCS Championship 2007: 191/299 2379 yds, 25 TD 14 INT. Why Not: Needs Brian Hartline to really step up and be a serious down-field threat.
Sam Bradford, QB - Oklahoma Why: Oklahoma 11-2 in games he finished as True Freshman 2007: 237/341 3121 yds, 36 TD 8 INT Why Not: Missed Time, injuries, Sophomore
Jimmy Clausen, QB - Notre Dame Why: Plays for Notre Dame (Tim Brown Factor) 2007: 67/104 636 yds 6 TD 1 INT (In last 3 games) Why Not: Those games were against Air Force, Duke, Stanford. Didn't start 6 of the team's games, Sophomore
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Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech Why: Insane Numbers 2007: Seriously, insane Numbers, 134 Rec.1962 yds, 22 TD, Clutch Why Not: He's a WR, He's a Sophomore, He plays for Texas Tech.
Chase Daniel, QB - Missouri Why: Led Mizzou to a #1 ranking last season, Still has Jeremy Maclin 2007: 384/563 4306 yds, 33 TD 11 INT Why Not: Losing Tony Temple, Team's leading receiver
Armanti Edwards, QB - Appalacian State Why: Very consitient. Dual threat. Ran all over Michigan last year
2007:148/222 1948 yards 150.8 17 TDs 7 INT QB Rating. Rushing-237 attempts 1588 yds 21 TDs No fumbles. Why Not: Not a great passer. Plays for a FCS school (opens at LSU next year)
Graham Harrell, QB - Texas Tech Why: Insane Numbers throwing to Crabtree, passing offense, has all the tools. 2007: 512/713 5705 yds, 48 TD 14 INT Why Not: Texas TECH, spread offense, inflated numbers, Colt Brennan Factor
P.J. Hill, RB - Wisconsin Why: North/South Runner, last year was a DOWN year for him 2007: 233 Att, 1212 yds, 5.2 avg, 14 TD, 0 Fumbles Why Not: Wisconsin won't garner enough attention for him, Soph slump could be more.
Ian Johnson, RB - Boise State Why: PR Factor, people know who he is 2007: 207 Att, 1041 yds, 5.0 avg, 16 TD, 0 Fumbles Why Not: Boise State, WAC, Numbers down, a lot, last year, Whipped (proposed to his GF post GW Fiesta Bowl TD
Kellen Lewis, QB - Indiana Why: Numbers have been increasing steadily, Indiana is improving 2007: 265/442, 3043 yds, 28 TD, 10 INT Why Not: Indiana, Lost James Hardy, Still Indiana
Jeremy Maclin, WR - Missouri Why: Solid Freshman Numbers, Should be # 1 Target for Daniel 2007: 80 rec, 1055 yds, 9 TD, Plus 4 Rushing TDs and 375 yds on 375 Att. Why Not: WR, Sophomore Slump?, being the #1 receiver
Colt McCoy, QB - Texas Why: Texas QB, his name is Colt McCoy for heaven's sake. 2007: 276/424 3,303 yds, 22 TD, 18 INT Why Not: 18 INT, Hasn't impressed a lot.
LeSean McCoy, RB - Pitt Why: Carried the load as a True Freshman last year, Dual Threat capabilities 2007: 276 Att, 1328 yds, 4.8 avg, 14 TD Why Not: Plays at Pitt, Will get the same attention as Rutgers Ray Rice, not enough
Joe McKnight, RB - Southern California Why: Flashes during his brief appearances. Featured in 2nd half of Rose Bowl 125 yds on 10 carries, will be featured in 2008, Reggie Bush Capabilities, RB at USC 2007: 94 Att, 540 yds, 5.7 avg, 3 TD Why Not: Sophomore, Sophomore Slump? Increased workload?
Knowshon Moreno, RB - Georgia Why: 6 - 100+ rushing games last season as True Freshman 2007: 248 Att, 1334 yds, 14 TD 0 Fumbles Why Not: Sophomore, Sophomore Slump? People know he's a threat now
Ryan Perrilloux, QB - Louisiana State Why: Played well splitting time with Matt Flynn, Esp. in the SEC Champ. game 2007: 51/75 for 695 yds, 8 TD 2 INT Why Not: The pressure will be on, defending champs, Early Doucet gone. Never lived up to "Terrelle Pryor style High School hype"
QB - Southern California Why: QB at Southern California 2007: (Sanchez) - 69/114, 695 yds, 7 TD, 5 INT/ (Mustain) 2007 - DNP (Transfer) 2006: 69/132 894 yds 10 TD 9 INT Why Not: 5 to 7 ratio for Sanchez, can he be a leader? Mustain could be rusty, Big play state of mind high TD #s and High INT #s
Matthew Stafford, QB - Georgia Why: Starting QB on College Football's top team in '08, improved big between 2006 and 2007 2007: 194/348, 2523 yds, 19 TD , 10 INT Why Not: Pressure, Pocket Passer, doesn't create with his feet, Leading WR is gone.
Tim Tebow, QB - Florida Why: Definition of Dual Threat, The White Mike Vick, minus the dogfighting with actual passing accuracy, Only one who can vote for himself 2007: The only number that matters, 1. Amount of Heisman's won last season. Why Not: Matt Leinart Factor. Being deserving does not guarantee a 2nd Heisman. Voters aren't big fans of dual winners
Mike Thomas, WR - Arizona Why: Arizona will be entering into year 2 of the pass happy spread. Thomas will be #1 target, Gronkowski as another target and improved running game will help open up the passing game. 2007: 83 Rec, 1038 yds, 11 TD Why Not: Teams know he's Willie's favorite target, Gronkowski will improve and steal some of his catches, plays at Arizona
Willie Tuitama, QB - Arizona Why: Year 2 of the pass happy spread, Injury free most of last season, 2006 LSU game in the past, has Thomas and improved Gronkowski 2007: 327/524 3683 yds, 28 TD, 12 INT Why Not: Injury and Mistake prone, plays at Arizona
Chris Wells, RB - Ohio State Why: Impressed us last year carrying the load, Ohio State return most of line-up could be a top tier team 2007: 247 Att, 1609 yds, 15 TD, 0 Fumbles in 2 years Why Not: Ohio State's offense doesn't draw the attention to Columbus, if Boeckman can't get it done, it's on Beanie.
Pat White, QB - West Virginia Why: Has improved each year, has Devine in the running game, Spread offense, good TD:INT ratio 2007: 144/216, 1724 yds, 14 TD 4 INT Why Not: Lot's of questions, new coach, added pressure
Juice Williams, QB - Illinois Why: Can make a play when it counts, especially with his feet 2007: 153/267, 1743 yds, 13 TD, 12 INT, 7 Rushing TD Why Not: 12 INT, lost Mendenhall, Sophomore Eddie McGee will be putting added pressure on Juice
Love Michigan football. Carolina Panthers. UNC Basketball. Detroit Tigers/Red Sox. Actually I'm not a Tiger guy. My parents love them but my uncle(who i was close with) gave me a Sox hat for my 6th B-day. When I saw MY hat on TV. I guess that was the moment. I'd like to see more successful Tiger seasons but at least I've got the Red Sox to cheer me up(although they don't look too good).
I guess my story is Born in Michigan moved to North Carolina at 13 and saw first ever home panthers game. I loved them for some reason.