Can Slingin’ Sam win the Heisman?
Just in case you think the only thing on the line Saturday night in Norman is a leg up on the Big 12 South title, the Big 12 championship game and the national championship game, think again.
The Heisman Trophy is on the line, too.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell is the current front-runner for the little bronze statue, but Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is one of his closest challengers.
But do both of these guys have a serious shot at the Heisman?
Chris Huston doesn’t think so. He runs the website www.HeismanPundit.com, and he believes that the Heisman will either go to Harrell or Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. Huston made an appearance last week on my radio show, and he said doesn’t think Bradford has a good chance to win the trophy.
While I respect the heck out of Huston, this is one time I disagree with him. I still think Bradford has a great shot at winning the Heisman.
For starters, he needs to leave the field Saturday night as the superior quarterback. He needs to clearly establish himself as better than Harrell. He needs to have better stats. He needs to lead the Sooners to victory. This game will be watched by a huge national television audience, and if Bradford leads the Sooners to victory, his stock will soar. His exposure will, too. An OU victory would make Bedlam an even bigger game, a game that much of the nation would see. And if the Sooners win in Stillwater — no easy task — they would play in the Big 12 title game.
And we all know that whatever Big 12 South team gets to that game is going to run over Missouri. The Tigers have teeth in the North, but lose their bite against the South.
If Bradford plays in all three of those high-profile games and plays well in them, I think he’s got an inside track on the Heisman. If Texas Tech loses Saturday, Harrell is probably out of the running. If Colt McCoy is the other challenger, he will have nowhere near the potential exposure that Bradford will. The Longhorns are off this week, and their Thanksgiving week game against a horrible Texas A&M team promises to be a snoozer. McCoy would benefit a ton by
But first things first. Oklahoma and Texas Tech kick off Saturday evening around 7. By about 11, we should have a much clearer picture of many things, including the Heisman Trophy race.
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