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Updated: December 5th
By: Brian Johannes
The Heisman Presentation is only days away, players have been invited, and now we are going to find out who is going to with the 78th Heisman Trophy. So far, we've successfully predicted the top three of the Heisman four years running. So with only three candidates invited this year, we should hopefully keep that streak running! Earlier in the week we did, our Heisman Watch, who we think the top five should be.
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1. Johnny Manziel- QB Texas A&MSeason Stats: 3,419 yards passing; 24 TD's; 8 INT's. 1,181 yards rushing; 18 TD's The winner of the 2012 Heisman Trophy will be Johnny Manziel. Manziel winning the award will make history, as he will be the first freshman to ever win the award. Manziel caught everybody's attention with his dynamic play, passing and rushing, leading A&M's potent offense against some of the best defenses in the nation. It wasn't until after he lead A&M to an upset of then #1 Alabama, that his Heisman candidacy really took off. Manziel didn't play like a freshman, showing poise and leadership, helping the Aggies win 10 games in their first season in the SEC. It also doesn't hurt that Manziel set the SEC record for most yards in a single season. He should win going away. |
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2. Mantio Te'o- LB Notre DameSeason Stats: 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 INTs It looks like Te'o is going to finish 2nd in the voting, but we really don't get it. Te'o had a good year, and is a great story, but he still doesn't deserve to finish in the top five. There are players who had much more dominant seasons, take Jarvis Jones, and Marqise Lee for example. What makes matters worse, the arguments we hear for Te'o, focus on that he's the captain of the #1 team in the nation, that their defense is one of the best. If I'm not mistaken, the Heisman is suppose to go to the best player in college football. Let's not go back to giving it to the best player on the best team. |
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3. Collin Klein- QB Kansas StateSeason Stats: 2,490 yards passing; 15 TD's; 7 INT's. 890 yards rushing; 22 TD's I'm glad to see that Klein got invited to New York, but I still don't understand how Klein went from leading the race for most of the year, to having one bad game, and now have him third on the list. Do we forget that Klein was K-State's entire offense. He carried this team on his back, and leading the Wildcats to an 11-1 record, and even a #1 ranking at one point. Unfortunately, the loss to Baylor was just too much for Klein to overcome. It's too bad, because the type of season that Klein had doesn't happen very often. |