The Number of Hawkeye Arrests Decrease

Since Chick Ejiasi has taken over as the director of player development for the Iowa football team, only one player has been arrested. Here's some of what the Hawkeye team and fans have had to put up with in the past year and a half.

In April of 2007, former defensive tackle Ryan Bain started things off by getting charged for disorderly conduct, consumption/intoxication, and interference with official acts.

Then things really heated up in May. Former wide receivers, freshmen Anthony Bowman and Dominique Douglas were charged with unlawful use of a credit card after stealing someone's card and charging a couple of G's on it.
Then tight end Tyler Gerstadt and quarterback Ricky Stanzi were cited with PAULAs.
To finish off May, former running back Dana Brown was charged with 5th degree theft, and he wasn't done yet.

In July, Brown was again charged for 5th degree theft.
Also, cornerback Bradley Fletcher received an OWI. Receiver Ben Evans got an OWI, as well.
Former quarterback Arvell Nelson was cited for driving with a suspended license. Nelson didn't show up for his court date and an arrest warrant was issued for him.

Then in September 2007, police charged Clint Huntrods, now former long snapper, with consumption/intoxication, interference with official acts, and public urination.
Safety Lance Tillison was charged with an OWI.

In October, new charges came up for Douglas as he was charged with 5th degree theft, after stealing some DVDs from Wal-Mart.
Brown was arrested for domestic-abuse assault causing bodily injury after allegedly beating up his girlfriend.

In December, tight end Brandon Myers was charged with interference with official acts and public intoxication.

In February 2008, punter Ryan Donahue received a PAULA.
Former wide out James Cleveland and Nelson received drug charges in February. They were roommates and had their drugs sitting out in plain sight. Nelson had Marijuana and Cleveland had perscription drugs without a perscription.

In April, defensive tackle Cody Hundertmark was cited with a PAULA.

In May 2008, the worst of all the charges were cited for former defensive backs Abe Satterfield and Cedric Everson. Satterfield and Everson were charged with second-degree sexual abuse and second- and third-degree sexual abuse, respectively after an incident in Hillcrest Dorm that occurred in October of 2007.
Much has been made of this case in the press as there was a possible attempted cover-up by personnel at the University of Iowa.

My favorite story happened in July when soon to be freshman, Riley Reiff, was charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts after stripping naked and leading the police on a 20 minute foot chase.

Then in September, right before Ejiasi was hired, freshman and former linebacker Dezman Moses was charged with public intoxication.

In November former Safety Harold Dalton was charged with public intoxication, interference with official acts, and disorderly conduct after getting into a bar fight.

There has only been the one incident since the hiring of Ejiasi, and it was by a senior. Ejiasi will mainly work with 1st and 2nd year players.

Congratulations Sam Bradford

The winner of the Heisman Trophy is Sam Bradford.

He led the nation in touchdown passes and in quarterback rating. Bradford was at the reins of the most prolific offense in NCAA history.

He was very deserving of this award, as were Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow.

Bradford became only the second sophomore to win the award (Tebow was the first).

This year's National Title game will be only the second time Heisman winners will face off as Bradford's Sooners will play Tebow's Gators.

The first time was the 2005 Orange Bowl when Sooners' quarterback Jason white (who won the 2003 Heisman) played against USC's quarterback Matt Leinart (who won the 2004 award). That game was also for the national title.

And the Winner Is...

It's finally here. The Heisman Trophy will be given out to one of the nation's top three quarterbacks. I'm going to make an argument for each player before I decide who will win the award.



Tim Tebow


He won it last year, why not this year? Tebow could join former Ohio State running Back Archie Griffin as the only players to win the award twice. He was the first sophomore to win the award last year.


Tebow has the fifth highest quarterback rating in the nation and has the most ridiculous touchdown to interception ratio I've ever seen with 28 touchdown passes and only two interceptions this year.


Tebow has faced 8 of the top 30 ranked defenses in the country and threw for 18 touchdowns and zero interceptions against them. He also had 9 of his 12 rushing touchdowns against those teams.


The media absolutely loves this guy, and that I believe will help his vote total.

And he has he team ranked No. 2 in the BCS standings and will be playing for the national title in January.





Sam Bradford


Bradford is the highest rated quarterback in the nation. He has thrown more touchdown passes than any other player with 48 and he also had 5 rushing touchdowns. He only threw 6 interceptions this year.


And, how about this statistic, Bradford set the record for the most touchdown passes in the first two seasons of a players career. The old record was 56. Bradford has 84 in his first two years.


Bradford's Sooners are ranked No. 1 in the BCS and will be playing for the national title.





Colt McCoy


McCoy has put together an amazing season with a less talented offense around him. While Tebow has receivers such as Percy Harvin and tight end Aaron Hernandez, and Bradford has Juaquin Iglesias TE Jermaine Gresham, McCoy's receivers aren't recognizable names.


McCoy has set the single season completion percentage record (unless something incredible happens in his bowl game). He has completed over 77% of his passes. McCoy has not only led his team in every passing statistic, but also leads his team in rushing yards.


McCoy has more passing yards and more rushing yards than Tebow. He accomplished that in one fewer game. He has two more total TD than Tebow.


To top everything off, McCoy and the Longhorns beat Bradford and the Sooners at a neutral site. The argument can be (and has been) made that Texas should be playing for the national title instead of Oklahoma or even Florida. Instead Texas is No. 3 in the BCS.




With all that being said, your Heisman Trophy winner is....

Tim Tebow!

Tebow has become the media darling. McCoy has been made out to be the third wheel in a two man Heisman race by ESPN. Bradford doesn't have the same coverage that Tebow does, and the Texas/Oklahoma controversy is going to cost each of the Big 12 QBs some votes.

Any of these guys would be a worthy choice, but I believe Tebow will be touting the hardware when the night is over.

Who Should Win College Football Awards?

I could go through and tell you every single award, but I'm only interested in a few. So here's who I think should/will win the awards and why.

Fred Biletnikoff (Best WR) Award:

Michael Crabtree -- Texas Tech

To me this is the most obvious award winner. He had 93 catches and 18 touchdowns this year. He won this award last year as a freshman, as well.

Chuck Bednarik (Most outstanding defensive player) Award:

Aaron Maybin -- Penn State

This would be the fourth year in a row that a player from Penn State would win the award (Dan Connor won last year and Paul Posluszny won it two years in a row before that. Maybin deserves the award for being the anchor of the fifth ranked defense in the nation. He is fourth in the nation with 12 sacks.
I wouldn't be surprised if either James Laurinaitis or Rey Maualuga wins the award, but, to me, Maybin is the most deserving.

Davey O'Brien (Most outstanding quarterback) Award:

Sam Bradford -- Oklahoma

Bradford has more touchdowns and fewer interceptions than the other two finalists for this award (Graham Harrell and Colt McCoy). He also has the highest quarterback rating of the three.

Doak Walker (Most outstanding running back) Award:

Shonn Greene -- Iowa

Greene is the best running back in the nation, hands down. He is the only player to rush for over 100 yards in every game this season. He had 17 touchdowns and over 1700 yards. Also his 6.2 yards per carry is higher than either of the other finalists' (Knowshon Moreno - 5.9, Javon Ringer - 4.3).

Maxwell (Most outstanding player) Award:

Colt McCoy -- Texas

This is a tough decision. I believe that Colt McCoy will take this award tonight because he was more important to his teams' success than the other two finalists' (Tim Tebow and Graham Harrell). I'm not taking away anything from Tebow and Harrell's performances this year, but try and name some of the players on the field with McCoy. A lot harder to come up with Jordan Shipley or Quan Cosby of Texas than Michael Crabtree of Tech or Percy Harvin of Florida.
Does this mean I think McCoy will win the Heisman?
I wouldn't rush to that judgement if I were you. I will blog about the Heisman tomorrow afternoon.


Don't forget to vote to the right of my blog on who you think will win the Heisman Trophy Saturday night!

Why didn't Harrell get an Invite?

I think most everyone can agree that Harrell wasn't going to win the Heisman. But that doesn't mean he didn't deserve an invitation.

Harrell threw for more yards than Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Tim Tebow. He had more touchdown passes and combined passing and rushing touchdowns than McCoy and Tebow. Harrell led his team to the same 11-1 record as all of the other quarterbacks attending the ceremony. His team beat McCoy's Longhorns on an impressive pass by Harrell (and catch and run by wide out Michael Crabtree).

It's not as though there wasn't enough spots. Only the three quarterbacks will be attending. The Heisman Trophy committee has invited as many as six candidates in the past.

Even with all that being said, Harrell will have to watch the show on his TV from home.

"If Graham is not invited to the Heisman, they ought to quit giving out the award," Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said in a statement Wednesday night after the finalists were announced. "It is a shameless example of politics ruling over performance."

This was the quote the AP got.

Is it politics?

Maybe it's the economy?

The Heisman Trophy committee must have realized they couldn't afford to pay for a fourth to come. After all, if you wanted to attend it would cost you $500 plus travel expenses.

Whatever the real reason, Graham Harrell got snubbed.

Who's going to New York?

Later today we will find out who will be going to New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation.

As many as five players will go, but only one will come back with the hardware. Also, the college football awards are Thursday night.

But back to the Heisman. Here's who I think is traveling to New York.

Tim Tebow
Colt McCoy
Sam Bradford
Graham Harrell

I think Shonn Greene is going to finish a distant fifth and won't get an invitation to the ceremony Saturday.

Should Heisman Voters Wait for the Championship Games to Vote?

When John W. Heisman first created the award he intended it to go to the most outstanding college football player. So should we compare players on the first twelve games of the season, or should we include conference championship games?

This idea becomes problematic. Many people argue that you should include conference games because the player and his team earned that extra game. Also, the NCAA includes the extra game in their season's statistics, so why shouldn't the voters consider that final game as well.

Here's the reason why they shouldn't: Not every team plays the same number of games if you include the conference championship game.

I think Heisman voters should've had to turn in their votes before the conference championship games began. I also think that all teams should've played all of their regular season games before any championship games can be played.

I know that teams used to play a varying number of games each season. Sometimes 11 sometimes 13. But now everyone plays the same number (12).

And not all of the conferences have championship games.

What do you guys think?

Should Heisman voters include conference championship games as a factor when voting?

Or how about:

Should the Heisman just be considered a regular season award, or should we wait until after all of the bowls are played to decide?

McCoy is Big 12 POY, But 2nd Team QB?

You read that right. Colt McCoy was named offensive player of the year in the Big 12 by the Associated Press on Friday, but was on the all Big 12 2nd team.

How does this happen? Well it is the Big 12. It is a conference which no one can understand. Don't get me wrong, this is the hardest conference to decide POY and 1st and 2nd team quarterback, but how can the best offensive player in your conference not be on the 1st team?

Sam Bradford of Oklahoma was the Big 12's 1st team quarterback. The reasoning behind it is simple, too.

Bradford is the best quarterback in the Big 12. He is the best at throwing the ball around and getting it to his playmakers, which is what most people think of when they think about a quarterback.

McCoy has probably been more important to his team than Bradford and that is why McCoy gets the POY but is only a 2nd teamer. After all, Bradford has 46 touchdown passes to only 6 interceptions while McCoy threw for 32 touchdowns to 7 interceptions.

My favorite part about McCoy is the fact that he led his team in rushing. He had 200 yards more on the ground then the next guy on the team.