Heisman Watch (Week 5)

1. Andrew Luck QB Stanford

Last Week: 23/27 227 3 TDs vs UCLA (45-19) Next Week: vs. Colorado

Comments: The way this race is going is going to benefit Luck's chances to becoming the next Heisman Trophy winner. No player is really running away with the award and that suits Luck well. He is the best player in football and that's where the Heisman is suppose to go to. Against a UCLA team Luck was his effiecent self. Completing 85% of his passes for over 200 yards and 3 TDs. He doesn't have the guady stats that most people have, but he doesn't need to with their power running team.

2. Landry Jones QB Oklahoma

Last Week: 23/33 425 5 TDs 1 INT vs. Ball State (62-6) Next Week: vs. Texas

Comments: Its nothing against Jones, but he just isn't getting the attenion he needs to win this award. Doesn't help playing games against Ball State. Ball State is a horrible team. This was nothing more than a stat padding game for Jones, and he didn't dissappoint. Completing 70% of his passes for 425 yards and 5 touchdowns is good against anybody. Next week will be another great opprotunity to impress voters in a nationally televised game against rival Texas. A big game against Texas' defense could go a long way to help him in this race.

3. Kellen Moore QB Boise State

Last Week: 19/33 142 2 TDs 2 INTs vs Nevada (30-10) Next Week: @Fresno State

Comments: Well we found out that Kellen Moore is human. Against a subpar Nevada, Moore who is normally very accurate struggled. He completed less than 60% of his passes and threw two picks. But the main thing was that Boise State was able to get the win. Heisman voters will forget about his game if Moore can bounce back and keep this team going. Next week they face off against a Fresno State team that is much improved.

4. Trent Richardson RB Alabama

Last Week: 181 yards 2 TDs vs Florida (38-10) Next Week: vs. Vanderbilt

Comments: In a big match up against a rising Florida team, it was the Trent Richardson show. Florida had no answer for the powerful runner. And when the Tide wanted to put the game away they put Richardson back in the Wildcat and let him go. Alabama looked like on the the best teams in college football on saturday and that should only help Richardson who is hoping to win the award just like his former teammate Mark Ingram. And if they keep this up, he has a great shot.

5. Russell Wilson QB Wisconsin

Last Week: 14/20 255 2 TD 1 rushing TD vs Nebraska (48-17) Week: Bye

Comments: Wisconsin did their best to initiate Nebraska to the Big 10 Conference. Wilson was a huge part of that. He was in control of the whole game and did what ever he wanted to against the Nebraska Blackshirt defense. He completed 70% of his passes for 255 yards. He also used his feet to extend plays that really hurt Nebraska. This Wisconsin team is for real and should make it out of the Big 10 undefeated. Wilson is getting a lot of attention and that could have him rising up this board.

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6. Robert Griffin III QB Baylor
He threw for 356 and 5 touchdowns, but he threw his first INT of the year at the worst time. His pick came when the Bears needed to run out the clock and it allowed Kansas State to kick the game winning FG. Its too bad, because RG3 was looking to really jump up this Watch List. They'll need to win some big games against the Oklahoma's and Texas' if he wants to regain his momentum.

7. Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina
South Carolina's inability to get Lattimore going was a big reason they dropped their game against Auburn. Lattimore rushed for only 66 yards in this game. Lattimore isn't out of the race quite yet, but the Gamecocks need to keep winning and he needs to not go under 100 yards.

8. Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State
After their big comeback win over A&M, the Cowboys enjoyed a weekend off. Blackmon is having a good year once again 450 yards and 4 touchdowns on the season. But he needs to keep those numbers up and have the Cowboys knock off the Sooners and the Longhorns if he wants to be in New York for the Heisman ceremony.