McFadden, Daniel, Tebow, or Brennan?: Heisman Preview

This weekend marks a monumental time in the college football season. One college standout will hoist up the most coveted prize in college ball—The Heisman Trophy.

For 13 weeks, athletes from all over the country have battled for the prestigious prize. It's college football's MVP trophy, and Saturday night in New York, four all-stars will lock horns one more time for the solo championship.

Here's the 411 on the final four:

 
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas Razorbacks

Last year's runner up for the Heisman is not about to settle for second best this year. Following his blockbuster 200-yard game in the Hogs' victory over LSU, both McFadden and soon to be former coach Houston Nutt were talking Heisman winner this time around.

McFadden displayed his resume by being all over the field this season. D-Mac racked up 1,725 yards on 304 carries with 15 TDs and nine 100-yard games. Through the air, he was 6/11 for 123 yards and four touchdowns including one against the Bayou Pussycats. As a receiver, D-Train snagged 21 catches for 164 yards and a touchdown.

Despite the Hogs' up and down season, McFadden has tried to keep pace with the rest of the Heisman pack. He must have done something right because he is on his way back to New York for another shot at immortality.

 
Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii Warriors

Arguably having the best season of his career, Colt Brennan had the Warriors eyeing the BCS. An undefeated season and several touchdowns later, Brennan is finally in the national spotlight. The Warriors may not be playing until January, but Brennan is ready to cap off his amazing season with the Heisman Trophy coming back to Honolulu.

Brennan completed 337 for 472 (71.4 percent) of his passes for 4,174 yards and 38 touchdowns and averaged 8.8 yards per attempt. He also did a little footwork as he racked up 65 yards and eight touchdowns on 73 carries. He completed his landmark year with a perfect season up to this point and a QB rating of 166.3.

The biggest question here isn’t whether Brennan can finish what he started. The question is can he and his Mighty Rainbow Warriors be this year’s Boise State? That’s a question he’ll answer next month. He’s more focused on saying Aloha to his three opponents and book it back to the island with the MVP trophy in hand.

 
Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri Tigers

He carried the Tigers to within a heartbeat of playing for the national championship and led them to their first Big 12 Championship appearance and their first No. 1 ranking in more than 40 years.

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