College Football has so much drama going on since the beginning of the off-season, such as who will win the Heisman this year, who will be the national champs, and what is in store for us this year . Honestly nobody knows what’s going to happen for this year of college football. The pre-season rankings have an extraordinary Oklahoma team with returning starters Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles.
In the surprising twist this week Oklahoma St. is ranked 3 and the LSU Tigers are ranked #1 with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2nd place. The top 25 teams are actually not a disappointment like they were last year with only four teams finishing undefeated. If you’re in the top 25 you are in there for a reason, which is, to avoid having a disappointing season! As of now the top 25 is a top 24 because the last top teams have the same record so therefore they are both ranked 24. I know you’re probably thinking if they’re in the top 25 they are having a good season. Although to be in the top 25 some teams are not deserving I think. I know your probably thinking if they are in the top 25 they would be doing good, but to be in the top 25 you must be beating teams that you should beat not getting upset every week (Georgia) !
Well, let’s talk about this intense Heisman race. According to Espn.com, the top 5 contenders as of now are 1.Andrew Luck, QB 2.Russell Wilson, QB 3. Trent Richardson, RB 4. Kellen Moore, QB 5. Robert Griffin III, QB. All of these players are having electrifying seasons. Here are some stats on our top 5 Heisman contenders.
Andrew Luck: Passing yards: 1,888, 20 passing touchdowns, and a quarterback rating of 180.0
Russell Wilson: Passing yards: 1,780, has thrown 16 touchdowns, and only threw 13 interceptions.
Trent Richardson: has run for 989 rushing yards, has scored a total of 17 touchdowns catching and rushing, and he averages about 6.6 yards per carry.
Kellen Moore: he has thrown for 2010 passing yards, he’s thrown 24 touchdowns, he has completed 76.3% of his passes.
Blake Griffin III: He has thrown for 1950 yards, thrown for 22 touchdown yards, and ran for an unbelievable amount for a quarterback with about 295 yards.
The teams that look like they will be playing for the championship game are LSU and Oklahoma. As of now LSU is ranked #1 and Oklahoma is ranked #3. I know most of you are thinking, why would Oklahoma be playing in the championship if they’re ranked #3 instead of 2. Well Alabama is ranked #2; but they are in the same conference as LSU. They are both in the Southern Eastern Conference (SEC). When the play against each other for the championship game LSU is projected to win the SEC championship. I think that LSU will come out on top and beat the odds and win the SEC and the national championship game. Some spectators have said they do not have what it takes to win it all because they are too young to win.
ESPN has contributed to this story.
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