A crazy day of college football brought upheaval in the polls.
Ditto for the Heisman polls.
My ballot for the HeismanPundit.com/Orlando Sentinel straw poll changed as much this week as it has all season. Chase Daniel, who had moved to the top for a couple weeks, fell like a rock. Colt McCoy, who wasn’t even on my ballot until a week ago, zoomed to the top.
The Texas quarterback took over the top spot in the overall balloting, too, receiving nine of the 10 first-place votes.
Four of the top five spots are held by Big 12 players, including Sam Bradford at No. 2, and eight of the dozen players who received votes are from the conference, too. That includes Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter and wide receiver Dez Bryant.
You can see all of the poll at www.HeismanPundit.com.
Here’s a look at my ballot:
1. McCoy: He had a huge game on an even bigger stage, going 28 of 35 for 277 yards against Oklahoma. He looks like the real McCoy.
2. Bradford: Can’t pin the Sooners’ loss on him. He threw five touchdown passes against the Longhorns. If the Sooners can get back on the winning track, his Heisman hopes will remain alive and well.
3. Graham Harrell: I can’t ignore the Texas Tech quarterback anymore. He threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third against Nebraska. He also hit a big pass in overtime that moved the Red Raiders to the 1-yard line, where they punched it in and scored the game-winner.
4. Hunter: The OSU tailback had a big game against No. 3 Missouri. With 154 yards, he put himself square in the Heisman cross-hairs. Have another big game next week at Texas, and who knows how high the little man could climb.
5. Daniel: Can’t ignore his three interceptions against the Cowboys. A couple of them looked like poor decisions, and Heisman Trophies are won and lost by what you do at crunch time.