Keenan Reynolds was never going to win the Heisman Trophy. That’s not my dispute with the Heisman Trust excluding the Navy quarterback from this weekend’s ceremony, which invited finalists Derrick Henry, Deshaun Watson and Christian McCaffrey Monday. Any one of Henry, McCaffrey or Watson would be a fine representative of the award, and all three […]
Allow me to level with you, dear CFB Huddle reader: Getting the Heisman forecast to 10 players at this point is a struggle. Early returns from Week 12 suggest an outlook as concrete as it’s been all season. Were the Heisman ceremony tomorrow, I surmise we’d see five invitees: Derrick Henry, Deshaun Watson, Dalvin Cook, […]
November performances define Heisman Trophy candidacies. Front-runners like Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson are hitting their stride at just the right time, both to pace their teams’ title aspirations and bolster their case for college football’s most prestigious, individual award. Derrick Henry now has a rush TD in 15 straight […]
From the conference that birthed #MACtion comes the newest midweek hashtag, #MattyJHeisman. For those unfamiliar, Matty J. is Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson, whose Falcons are in action tonight against Western Michigan. Tonight could offer a preview of the Mid-American Conference Championship Game, as both the Falcons and Broncos come in sporting matching 5-0 records […]
Trevone Boykin’s play for TCU might drop your jaw, raise your eyebrows, quicken your heart-rate. If you’re West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen, all you can do is just give the quarterback props. For the first time in several weeks, LSU running back Leonard Fournette is not in command of the CFB Huddle Heisman Top […]
Heisman Trophy front-runners Trevone Boykin and Leonard Fournette continued along in Week 7 at the same remarkable pace each has been on through this season. But the gap between Fournette, Boykin and the field isn’t widening. On the contrary: Playmakers from various, emerging Playoff contenders used this week to strengthen their resumes. Baylor quarterback Seth […]
Greg Ward Jr. had a pretty typical game Friday for undefeated Houston: 77 yards rushing and three touchdowns, another 222 passing yards and a score through the air. For plenty of quarterbacks around college game, that would be a spectacular outing. But, again: pretty typical of Ward. The longer Greg Ward Jr. continues to make […]
A wild Week 5 that claimed several from the ranks of the unbeaten also brings massive fluctuation to the Heisman Top 10. C.J. Prosise? Out after rushing for just 50 yards in Notre Dame’s 24-22 loss at Clemson. Paul Perkins? UCLA’s bell-to-bell home loss to Arizona State slowed his meteoric rise on the national stage. Chad […]
A month into any season is typically when Heisman Trophy talk begins in earnest. This year’s so-called September Heisman, the player who dominates early conversation, is a runaway: LSU’s Leonard Fournette. Fournette is the first player mainstream, national media outlets have dubbed a definitive favorite. And, as much as I hate spoiling my own No. […]
Though SEC dominance is under rightful scrutiny three weeks into the college football season, the conference dominates the early Heisman conversation. A new SEC running back has taken over the top spot of the CFB Huddle Heisman Top 10, while an SEC quarterback jumps into the mix after a high-profile win. As always, the Heisman […]
A running back hasn’t won the Heisman Trophy since Mark Ingram in 2009, and only two have claimed the prestigious award in this millennium. Alabama’s Derrick Henry looks to follow in the footsteps of his forerunner Ingram, however, storming to another wildly efficient performance despite limited touches. Henry is one of three running backs surging […]
Earlier this month, I published the preseason edition of CFB Huddle’s weekly Heisman Top 10. This ranking is a projection of the Heisman voting landscape based on prominence and media buzz. For me personally, there are a number of players whose credentials warrant more discussion for college football’s most prestigious, individual honor. Likewise, there are […]
The Heisman candidacy of Kenny Trill was college football’s answer to a summertime chart-topper from a one-hit pop wonder. Former Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill could certainly write some new hits at TCU. He’ll spend 2015 out of the spotlight, playing understudy to another quarterback who successfully reinvented himself, Trevone Boykin. Until then, though, his […]
Voting for the Heisman Trophy can be confusing, if not downright frustrating. There are notable whiffs in the Heisman’s history, and more recent results suggest voters are stuck on a very specific profile: quarterback of a title-contending team. Nevertheless, I love tracking the award throughout the season. To that end, CFBHuddle.com will feature a Heisman […]
Cody Kessler had just completed a 372-yard, six-touchdown afternoon in USC’s 49-14 romp over rival Notre Dame last November, when Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian launched into a thinly veiled Heisman campaign for the quarterback. I noted in my AthlonSports.com breakdown of Pac-12 Heisman contenders that Sarkisian pointed to Kessler’s numbers — 36 touchdowns to […]
