Thursday, October 9, 2008

Big 12's Big Heisman match-ups

The Big 12 really gets started this weekend with 2 huge games and several Heisman hopefuls going up against each other. The biggest game is, of course No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 5 Texas and their Heisman candidate quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy.

The more interesting game, if you're looking for Heisman contenders, may be No. 3 Missouri vs No. 17 Oklahoma State. Mizzou boasts most people's Heisman front runner, Chase Daniel, and speedy wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.

Oklahoma State also has guys who should be getting some national attention, but who have been flying under the radar all season.

Dez Bryant has been the best wide out in the Big 12 so far this season. He has 550 yards on only 27 catches. He barely played in the Cowboys' 56-13 victory over Missouri State, so he has done this in basically 4 games. Oh, and he has 9 touchdown grabs, which is 2nd in the nation behind Rice's Jarrett Dillard.


Zac Robinson has the third highest quarterback rating in the nation, and is only .39 points behind Sam Bradford for second. He has thrown 10 touchdown passes and ran for 4 more. He is also the leader of the 3rd highest scoring offense in the nation at 52.6 points per game (Missouri is 2 with 53..4 points per game).

2 comments:

UISJMC Chiakulas said...

Dez Bryant a better WR than Michael Crabtree? than Jeremy Maclin?

Wow. I need more explanation/statistics/facts before I believe that.

uisjmc jaffe said...

Daniel's Heisman chances got hurt bigtime. His Heisman drive ended up in a 3rd int. McCoy is someone who could sneak up and get it. He has improved drastically from last season. McCoy and Bradford right now, in my mind.