College Football: Heisman Sleepers to Watch Out For

Adam Rothlisberger by Scribe Written on June 29, 2008
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Realistically, a MAC player will probably never win the Heisman.  But Ball State has quite the passing attack with Nate Davis under center.  Ben Roethlisberger was almost invited to the Heisman award show, so it's not impossible for a MAC player to get the invite.

Last year he threw for 3,667 yards and 30 TDs and ran for 235 yards and five TDs.

 

7. Justin Willis - 6'1", 210, QB, SMU (Jr.)

With new head coach June Jones, SMU will have a passing attack that I predict nobody in Conference USA will be able to defend.  Now to say that June Jones will turn the team completely around in one year, after they had a 1-11 record last year, would be stupid.  But at the same time, this is only Conference USA.

Willis threw for 2,944 and 25 TDs, along with 699 rushing yards with three TDs.

 

Now the chances of any of these players actually winning the Heisman or even being invited to the ceremony are pretty slim.  But who would have predicted Missouri doing what they did last year and Chase Daniel garnering Heisman consideration?  I can ask the same thing about Kansas and Todd Reesing.

This list was intended to name a few guys that I feel are great college football players who deserved to be recognized for the impact they have on their teams.

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