The Heisman Memorial Trophy is the most esteemed individual award, not only in college football but arguably in all of sports. This award is given out at the end of the year to the most outstanding college football player from that season. This year, who was the most outstanding college football player?
The list has been trimmed and cut down throughout the season, players have hyped themselves onto the shortlist only to fall out weeks later, but we still have not found the most outstanding player this year. As the countdown to the Heisman voting wanes and the hype surrounding the players involved reaches its climax, it’s time to see who deserves the Heisman, not who will win it but who truly deserves it.
Sam Bradford
The red-shirt sophomore has far exceeded expectations this year throwing for 4,080 yards, 46 touchdowns. He is leading the No.2 Oklahoma Sooners to possibly their third straight Big XII Championship, along with the Sooner offense, which is 10th all time in total points scored this year.
His talents aren’t just throwing the ball, Bradford also runs a 4.6 forty yard dash, accuracy and speed combine to make Bradford one of the most lethal quarterbacks in the game. Another thing Bradford has is insane accuracy; he has completed 68.2 percent of passes, going 268/393. That is fantastic.
The cherry on top of the Bradford Sundae is his combined passer rating of 134.8; this is the most outstanding statistic he has, that throughout 12 games he has maintained that high of a passer rating. Along with his season passer rating of 134.8, Bradford has not had a passer rating below 100.4 this season, far surpassing the other two Big XII South quarterbacks.
Colt McCoy
After a sophomore slump that ended in McCoy being sacked 24 times, the junior matured into the passer the Longhorns thought he would be. McCoy led the Texas Longhorns to a share of the Big XII South Championship and an outside shot at the National Championship.
What Colt McCoy does for his team is amazing; not only is he a phenomenal quarterback, but he also leads the Texas Longhorns in rushing with 576 yards. Do not be fooled by his rushing statistics though, McCoy also has a combined passer rating of 125.6, throwing for 3,445 yards and 32 touchdowns.
The thing that truly sets McCoy apart is the fact that he leads his team in rushing as a quarterback. This is phenomenal considering the talent Texas has at the running back position. Much like the other two quarterbacks Colt McCoy has amazing accuracy but he has the highest of the three Big XII candidates completing over 77 percent of his passes, absolutely amazing.
Graham Harrell
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