🏈 The Heisman Trophy Race 2020-21 (Ralph Russo: Who's the favorite right now? Probably Mac Jones.)

[TerryP]

The Heisman Trophy is going to Justin Fields this season. And its because "I want to play." And, he's in the B1G.

 

[Tidestalker]

He could just be the best player......

 

[tider79]

Considering the competition he will play against he probably will win it.

 

[UAgrad93]

And its because "I want to play."

Agreed! Trevor Lawrence will be a close 2nd because of #letthemplay

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Do I like Bama players winning it? Sure. Do I care if they do? Not at all. It's a joke at this point in many ways.

 

[rick4bama]

I would like to see Mac to win it! But we all know that problem will not happen. Fields already has two vote for him!

 

[BamaFan334]

He could just be the best player......

He's soft, watched him many times in high school. Not hard running over Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, Maryland, Nebraska, and Michigan.p

 

[Tidestalker]

He's soft, watched him many times in high school. Not hard running over Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, Maryland, Nebraska, and Michigan.p

Dayyyummm.... I wonder if Mac Jones looked like a Heisman in high school?!

Can a guy get tougher, stronger, better??

They're all playing for 2nd anyway. @TerryP is just triggering me, he know's it's WADDLE TIME.

 

[BamaFan334]

Dayyyummm.... I wonder if Mac Jones looked like a Heisman in high school?!

Can a guy get tougher, stronger, better??

They're all playing for 2nd anyway. @TerryP is just triggering me, he know's it's WADDLE TIME.

Of course one can, but you saw how he ran from Georgia. You can't tell me he plays as good at Georgia as he has at Ohio State, other than lack of competition. Like Clemson, get up for one game a year with superior talent, not near as difficult as the SEC slate every year.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

And Jones could have left...enter portal...
Everyone had our incoming freshman phenom taking over job...
.....long way to go....and jones throwing for 400+ a game in sec....ummmmmmm
But i think Trevor is CF favorite....and heis good
But still some big games...and covid aint going away

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I think we play three QBs - by choice - today.

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Heisman race begins as Fields enters

Now that Justin Fields has arrived, the Heisman Trophy race can begin. Though the front-runner might not be the quarterback you think.

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Now that Justin Fields has arrived, the Heisman Trophy race can begin.

Though the front-runner might not be the quarterback you think.

Fields made up some ground Saturday with a spectacular season debut for No. 5 Ohio State against Nebraska.

He went 20 for 21 for 276 yards and a couple of touchdowns. His only incomplete pass was a deep ball that hit Chris Olave in the hands in the end zone, but the receiver couldn’t hold on after hitting the turf hard.

“You guys saw the arm we saw,” Nebraska linebacker Collin Miller said. “He’s making throws guys on Sundays make.”

Fields also ran for 54 yards and a score, with a nice spin move to get into the end zone.

Fields and fellow Georgian Trevor Lawrence came into the season as the presumptive Heisman favorites, but with the Big Ten starting late, Fields will get only nine games tops to make his case. That could be enough.

Meanwhile, Lawrence had his worst game of the season, throwing the first pick six of his career and averaging only 6.7 yards per attempt as No. 1 Clemson messed around before putting Syracuse to sleep. Of course, a “bad” game for Lawrence was still pretty good.

So who’s the Heisman favorite at this point? Probably Alabama’s Mac Jones.

Jones is surrounded by blue-chippers and he had a high bar to clear in Tuscaloosa as Tua Tagovailoa’s replacement. But he’s not just another guy. The junior has three 400-yard passing games already and just missed another, going for 387 against Tennessee.

The big news out of that game was Alabama star Jaylen Waddle breaking his ankle. The injury ends his season and deprives college football of one of its most thrilling players.

There is no upside to Waddle’s injury, but if Jones can keep up his torrid pace and excellent play without him, it will only bolster his Heisman resume.

BYU’s Zach Wilson and UCF’s Dillion Gabriel, who is putting up crazy numbers, deserve to be on the radar of Heisman voters, but it sure looks like the trophy will go to one of the quarterbacks playing for the three best teams in the country: Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State.