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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: 2012 Watch List
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 13, 2011
Perhaps the only surprising aspect of Robert Griffin III’s Heisman win was that he won the South region, garnering 303 points to Trent Richardson’s 256 in an area easily labeled as SEC country: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. That Griffin won at all is far from surprising, nor is that fact that he won by a fairly comfortable margin. His coronation complete, we can close the book on the race for the 2011 Heisman Trophy. And begin looking towards 2012, as it’s never too soon to handicap an award ceremony 12 months away, right?
Tags: Braxton Miller, Casey Pachall, Collin Klein, David Wilson, Denard Robinson, Geno Smith, Marcus Lattimore, Matt Barkley, Sammy Watkins, The Heisman Trophy, Tyrann Mathieu
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Final
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 7, 2011
The votes have been counted, but don’t hold your breath waiting for any leaks. The actually tally will remain a mystery until a few minutes before 9 p.m. on Saturday, when the Heisman Trust will unseal the envelope and announce the winner of this year’s Heisman Trophy. The tally remains a mystery, mind you. The actual finish is most assuredly not a mystery: after months of seeing the Heisman handed to Andrew Luck, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III stormed to the forefront of the race in November and sealed a first-place finish by dismantling Texas on the first Saturday of December. The question now isn’t whether Griffin will win the Heisman, but rather by how wide a margin. And now, for the last time, This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, Collin Klein, David Wilson, Denard Robinson, Kellen Moore, Matt Barkley, Montee Ball, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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Ten Themes for Saturday: Week 14
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 3, 2011
Ten teams, themes, games and players to watch for Saturday. Pretty straightforward. Here we go:
Making a case for Houston During last week’s game between Arkansas and L.S.U., CBS Sports announcer Gary Danielson stated that if L.S.U. loses in the B.C.S. title game, the Tigers should still be named the national champion in The Associated Press poll. Danielson’s logic was simple: L.S.U. would have one loss and Alabama one loss, and each split the year’s two-game series. With a win, Alabama would be the B.C.S. national champion. L.S.U. would get the top spot in the A.P. poll as a sort of reward for a perfect regular season.
Tags: Arkansas State, B.Y.U., Baylor, Big East, Bill Snyder, Clemson, Fresno State, Houston, Hugh Freeze, Kansas State, Mississippi, Robert Griffin III, South Florida, The Heisman Trophy, Virginia Tech, WAC
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 14
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 1, 2011
Is there anything left to prove? Have you made your pick? For some, there’s no more work to be done: Andrew Luck’s season is over, for example, and we won’t see Stanford’s quarterback again until bowl play, when the Cardinal will likely face off against the Big 12 winner in the Fiesta Bowl. But others won’t spend December solely on the awards banquet. Robert Griffin III gets another shot at Texas this weekend. Landry Jones and Brandon Weeden face off in Stillwater in prime time. Case Keenum and Houston meet Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA title game. So while a few stand pat, other contenders still have a chance to make a final, lasting impression. Now, This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, David Wilson, Denard Robinson, Kellen Moore, Landry Jones, Matt Barkley, Montee Ball, Robert Griffin III, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 13
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 25, 2011
After months of relative certainty – Andrew Luck was going to take home the Heisman, most thought – we’re down to only one guarantee when it comes to this season’s winner: the winner, when he is selected, will be a quarterback. Guaranteed, lock it in, set in stone, this we know for sure: a quarterback. It’s going to be one of Luck, Jones, Weeden, Griffin III, Moore and the like, and it won’t be any player not under center. This is guaranteed. Well, I’m fairly sure that’s guaranteed. And now, another installment of This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brad Wing, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, David Wilson, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Landry Jones, Matt Barkley, Montee Ball, Robert Griffin III, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 12
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 17, 2011
I thought it was over. Done deal, lock it in, make space on the mantle: Andrew Luck was taking home the Heisman Trophy regardless of whether Stanford won or lost against Oregon on Saturday. Then the Cardinal lost, and what was once a one-horse race is now a three-horse race, if not more. In propelling the Oregon offense to its highest point total in nearly two months, LaMichael James has reentered the Heisman race with a bang. After playing nearly flawless football against Texas Tech, Brandon Weeden has become the leader — ahead of Luck — in the minds of many voters. And in a nice bounce-back Saturday, Trent Richardson grinded out 127 yards in leading Alabama past Mississippi State. The Heisman race is on — better late than never. And now, another installment of This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brad Wing, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, David Wilson, Kellen Moore, LaMichael James, Landry Jones, Robert Griffin III, Sammy Watkins, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 11
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 11, 2011
We see it in the national polls: top-heaviness. There are seven great teams in college football; there are 15 very good teams in college football; then there’s a great gap of space from No. 16 through No. 120. It’s a seven-horse race, in essence. The Heisman race is even more top-heavy. How many players have a legitimate chance at bringing home the Trophy? One? Two? Three? I see five, maybe six at most, and that’s being very generous to those outside the top two or three. This may very well be a one-horse race, should Stanford get past Oregon on Saturday night. And now, another installment of This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brad Wing, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, Kellen Moore, Landry Jones, Robert Griffin III, Sammy Watkins, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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P.S.R. Heisman Watch: Week 10
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 3, 2011
So we still don’t know the answer to whether Andrew Luck’s Heisman campaign could survive a loss, and we may not know for sure — if at all — until Stanford hosts Oregon in two weeks. The bigger question might be whether Kellen Moore could survive a defeat: it doesn’t seem likely that his team will drop a game in the regular season, but Boise State did lose to Nevada last fall when few thought the Broncos would be upended on their road to the Rose Bowl. Even with that loss, Moore still came in fourth, a distant fourth, in last year’s voting. Would he still be invited to the Heisman ceremony if his team loses to T.C.U. in November? And is any running back other than Alabama’s Trent Richardson have any chance of taking home the hardware? Before addressing these pressing concerns, here’s another installment of This Date in Heisman History:
Tags: Andrew Luck, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, David Wilson, Kellen Moore, Landry Jones, Rex Burkhead, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, Sammy Watkins, Tajh Boyd, The Heisman Trophy, Trent Richardson
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