Heisman Watch, Week 7

Each week I will give you my top 5 candidates and some other guys who are rising and falling:


Eric Norwood, OLB/DE South Carolina- Didn’t do anything spectacular against the Wildcats this past weekend, but he did have 8 ½ tackles. Big game against the Tide this weekend, national audience will see him for the first time, we will see if he can make an impact and really put his name in the national consciousness.


Case Keenum, QB Houston- Continued his stellar play against top tier opponents on the road in Starkvile this week. He completed 75% of his passes for over 400 yards and 4 TD’s, leading the Cougars to their third win against a BCS opponent. Keenum has over 2100 yards and 17 TD’s, while only throwing 4 interceptions.


Jimmy Clausen, QB Notre Dame- Was Idle this past week. Has Southern Cal coming up this week, this is his Heisman campaign game


Jake Locker, QB Washington- Didn’t throw for a lot of yards this week against Arizona but had four TD’s (3 passing & 1 rushing) along with 92 yards on the ground. Still the best combo QB in the country.


Mark Ingram, RB Alabama- The bruising tailback just had his first back to back 100 yard games. He ran for 172, averaging over 6 yards per carry. Ingram only has 7 TD’s on the ground but most impressively he is yet to fumble a ball this season.

FALLING
Tate Forcier, QB Michigan- Was benched in the 4th quarter this week.
Joe McKnight, RB Southern Cal- Idle last week and others are racing past him
AJ Green, WR Georgia- Failed to make a TD catch again this week.

RISING
Sam Bradford, QB Oklahoma- Healthy and looked sharp in his first game back.
Colt McCoy, QB Texas- Solid but not yet spectacular.
Tim Tebow, QB Florida- Always in the discussion, but statistically not great.