Heisman Hopefuls

    It’s the trophy young football players dream about growing up. They imagine themselves standing on a stage in New York City accepting the most infamous trophy in college sports: The Heisman Trophy. Some things never change. With four weeks of the college football season gone there are some individuals who believe they may have a chance of living out their dream and being the next college football legend.

            Four weeks into the college football season has brought about a few obvious Heisman candidates. These candidates include Florida Gators quarterback and returning Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, and Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno. All of theses candidates are having great seasons and even though Tim Tebow isn’t putting up ridiculous numbers like he did last year, he still has to be included because Florida looks like a much better team than last year. These are all candidates you would expect to see. There are also a couple of dark horses in this years’ race as well.

              BYU quarterback Max Hall is having an extraordinary season. Max Hall has led the Cougars to two straight shutout wins over a UCLA team that beat Tennessee, and Wyoming. Max Hall has thrown for 15 touchdowns this season with seven touchdowns alone in the UCLA game. Could Max Hall be holding the trophy come December? If the 11^th ranked Cougars remain undefeated and become BCS busters, I would definitely say it could be a possibility.

When is Michigan State running back Javon Ringer going to get some respect? He has definitely earned it from his opponents. Ringer leads the nation in carries, rushing touchdowns, and is second in rushing yards. The running back has rushed for 200 yards or more in two straight games. In the second game of the season he recorded five, yeah I said FIVE, rushing touchdowns. Ringer is a true every down back who deserves some credit and I believe that if he keeps up his remarkable season that you will see him in New York as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy.