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Heisman Trophy Watch – Week 15

Written by Steve Janus on December 1, 2008

Sam Bradford added another Heisman-worthy performance to his resume against Oklahoma State last week. The Oklahoma quarterback threw for 370 yards on 30 of 44 (68.2%) completions and 4 touchdowns, didn’t throw a pick, and added a TD on the ground. He’s pulled away from the rest of the competition in terms off passing touchdowns. His 4 scores through the air give him 46 passing touchdowns on the season 5 more than Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell and 14 more than Texas’s Colt McCoy. Bradford is third in the FBS in total passing yards with 4,080 (340 per game). He’s also led the Sooners on one of the best runs in the country, a streak that includes 4 straight games of scoring 60+ points where the Sooners have won by an average of 34 points. Bradford has been consistently great for Oklahoma. His worst game? A 28-39, 387 passing yards, 5 touchdown performance against Texas, if only because his 2 interceptions probably cost the Sooners the game. The Sooners and Bradford look to stay hot this week in the Big 12 Championship against Missouri. The Sooners are 16.5 point favorites. Is there really any doubt that Bradford leads his team to a victory?

Texas quarterback, Colt McCoy keeps leading his team to wins. The only thing that hurts him is that his stats, other than his FBS-best 77.6 completion percentage, don’t stack up that well against Bradford’s (though you could argue that owns the most important stat: a head to head win over Bradford and the Sooners). By normal standards, however, Colt is having a great season. He’s thrown for 3,445 yards, 32 TDs, and just 7 interceptions. McCoy has also been dangerous scrambling out of the pocket. His 575 yards rushing are more than Florida’s Tim Tebow, and the Texas QB has added 10 touchdowns on the ground. If the Heisman Trophy were meant for college football’s most valuable player to their team, you could make a strong argument that McCoy deserves the trophy as there probably isn’t a single Heisman candidate that means more to his team. The award, however, is supposed to go to the “best” college football player and, for now, that distinction belongs to Sam Bradford. Sportsbook.com disagrees! Colt McCoy is currently their favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at even odds.

Tim Tebow does everything for the Florida Gators. He’s thrown for 2,299 yards and 25 touchdowns. He’s run for 507 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he’s leading maybe the hottest team in the nation to a showdown with Alabama for the SEC title and a bid to the BCS Championship. What’s impressive, and most overlooked about Tebow has been his efficiency. He doesn’t throw as much as the other QBs on the list (he doesn’t have to), but he still makes great decisions. He has just 2 interceptions all year to go with is 25 touchdowns, or 12.5 touchdowns per interception, which sounds especially good against the likes of Bradford (7.7 touchdowns per interception) and McCoy (4.5 touchdowns per interception). Bradford and McCoy will have to stumble for Tebow to walk away with the Trophy, but a stellar performance in the SEC Championship game would make his case for back-to-back Heisman Trophies that much stronger.

Let’s face facts, these three quarterbacks are really the only 3 players in the nation that have a legitimate shot at winning the Heisman. Graham Harrell turned in a decent performance against Baylor, but his team barely pulled out the win. Part of the Heisman comes from your team dominating as much as you do. Right now Texas Tech can’t compete with Texas, Oklahoma, or Florida in that category. Iowa running back Shonn Greene is another guy that’s had a phenomenal year, but who doesn’t really have a true shot at winning the trophy. The Heisman winner will come from our top 3 on the Heisman Watch, barring some unforeseen mishaps by all three.

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