Beanie Wells had a heck of a week.
Until he tweaked his foot.
The Ohio State running back injured his right foot in the second half Saturday, and now, his status — and his health — is up in the air. Had he not gone down, he’d still be my Heisman Trophy favorite after a 13-attempt, 111-yard day.
Instead, I’ve got to give the nod this week to Tim Tebow.
The Florida quarterback had a modest day by his standards, throwing for 137 yards and rushing for 37 yards and scoring just one touchdown. But hey, the Gators were routing Hawaii. Chances are good, had they found themselves in more of a game, Tebow’s numbers would’ve shot up.
Here’s my vote for the Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman poll:
1. Tebow: He’ll have to do more this week against Miami.
2. Wells: If he’s healthy, he may soon rise back to the top.
3. Pat White, West Virginia: Known as a running quarterback, he was 25 of 33 passing for 208 yards and five touchdowns against Villanova.
4. Chase Daniel, Missouri: The Tiger quarterback cracks my top five after throwing for 323 yards and three touchdowns against Illinois.
5. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia: He rushed for only 59 yards but had three touchdowns, exiting early against out-manned Georgia Southern.
Fallen out: Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech: Receiver had a nice outing — nine catches, 73 yards — but someone had to make way for Daniel.
September 7th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I see Bradford as being just a good of QB as Tebow. He’s accurate and a big time leader out there. Tebow has maintained a good QB record, however Bradford keeps improving and breaking new records. We’ll see if Daniels can keep improving and keep that momentum going strong into the big key games. He still has to prove he can deliver.