It's hard to believe that a player can jump to the top of the Heisman ballot without even playing, but Tebow has done that. Ryan Williams would have taken the top spot this week, but his Hokies struggled to put away a less than stellar Duke team. Tebow's Heisman hopes are on the line this weekend if he does not find a way onto the field and his team manages to lose. Tebow has not played near spectacular this season, but neither has anybody else and everyone is looking for a player to finally step up and claim Heisman front runner status. Tebow's concussion is the most talked about story in college football right now and for once the Tebow hype is warranted. This is a top 5 matchup with major national title implications and Florida is very vulnerable against a raucous LSU crowd and a team that seems to have Urban Meyer's number. Big players come up big in big games. Time for Tebow to suit up and play.
Season Stats - 44/68/643 6/1, 55/271/5
2. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
Williams did not have the best game last week, but he still is not getting enough credit from the nation. Virginia Tech was the popular preseason pick for a team to fall flat on their face this season and Williams is not allowing for any of that. Virginia Tech has fought back from an early season loss to Alabama to beat the hottest team in the country in Miami. Williams has been the catalyst for the offense and Virginia Tech fans hope Tyrod Taylor's improved passing continues over the next couple months. Virginia Tech struggled to beat Duke this past week and Williams had his worst ypc of the season. He rushed for 83 yards but on 24 carries and failed to catch a pass for the first time this season. His team still won though, thus resulting in him being ahead of Case Keenum.
Season Stats - 108/575/8, 6/120
3. Case Keenum, Houston
It was a rough week for the Heisman Contenders last week as their teams went a combined 1-3 with the one win almost being a huge upset. Keenum put up a ridiculous statline in the loss and from all indications if Houston had a half-hearted effort defensively they could have won this game. Keenum threw an unbelieveable 76 passes and completed 51 of them for 536 yards with 5 touchdowns and no turnovers. If Keenum can win out and continue to put up a statline like this, he should creep back into the Heisman race in terms of the media, but he'll take a major fall in most people's eyes with the loss. I still give the guy credit, as he is the most deserving player in the country of the award at this point.
Season Stats - 144/210/1696 13/2, 18/52/3
4. Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Stadium Stories has yet to jump on the Cincinnati bandwagon. Most people put them in the Top 10, but I still have them at 14 and believe their run has a lot to do with their schedule rather than their play. However, in a year where teams are struggling and college football is down in general, Cincinnati is playing very well. Pike is the ring leader of the offense and has come from being a fifth stringer on the verge of being cut a couple seasons ago to being one of the best quarterbacks in the country. Pike did not have one his best days this past Saturday against Miami (OH), but I will give him the benefit of the doubt since a lot of other Heisman Contenders struggled this week.
Season Stats - 116/174/1493 13/3, 14/41/2
5. Golden Tate, Notre Dame
With the lackluster performances of the country's best lately, Colt McCoy could find his name here soon and underdog Toby Gerhart, a back to back top performer of the week, could find his name here soon. That is not to take away from Golden Tate who is becoming this Notre Dame offense. I gave Clausen credit in the performers of the week, but I feel Tate is the better Heisman candidate. Wide receivers struggle to garner Heisman hype unlike the other skill positions, but Tate has the Wildcat position helping him majorly in the stats category. If he performs like he did last week against some decent teams, Tate could jump all the way to the top of this whole race. If you didn't hear he caught 9 balls for 244 yards and touchdown and added 31 yards on the ground in a single carry against a Washington defense that shut down USC.
Season Stats - 33/602/4, 13/93/1
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