October 10th could have been dubbed "Saturday Night Live" in CFB. Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford had missed the last month with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder but made his return by completing 27-of-49 passes for 389 yards and a TD. The 49 passes attempts matched the second most of his career and the 300-yard effort was the 14th 300-yard passing game of his career. That matches the school record set by 2000 Heisman... Read more

The 2009 Heisman race opened with Bradford, McCoy and Tebow all alone in a three-man contest. However, Bradford went down with an injury on September 5 (has yet to return). McCoy has been less than spectacular (although he's been very good) and while Tebow's been Tebow, he suffered that concussion against Kentucky on September 26. RB Jahvid Best of Cal was the most likely 'party-crasher' heading into the season but he... Read more

The 2009 college football season began on September 3 with both the 2007 winner (Tim Tebow) and the 2008 winner (Sam Bradford) active. Never before had that happened. Throw in last year's Heisman runner-up, Colt McCoy of Texas, and it was hard to imagine anyone from outside of this 'Big Three' winning the 2009 Heisman. However, Bradford sprained the AC joint in his throwing shoulder late in the first half of Oklahoma... Read more

The 2009 college football season began with both the 2007 winner (Tim Tebow) and the 2008 winner (Sam Bradford) active. That had never happened before. Add in last year's runner-up, Colt McCoy of Texas, and it was hard to imagine anyone from outside of this "Big Three' winning the 2009 Heisman. However, Bradford sprained the AC joint in his throwing shoulder late in the first half of Oklahoma's opening game on September... Read more

Landry Jones, in his first start for the injured Sam Bradford, threw for 286 yards and three TDs to lead the Sooners to a 64-0 rout of Idaho State. Oklahoma has now won 25 straight home games, which ties the school record (also won 25 in a row from 1947-53). However, it was what happened to Oklahoma last week, which has most-shaped the early Heisman race. Bradford, last year's winner, sprained the AC joint in his throwing... Read more

I began doing a weekly Heisman top-10 on my nationally-syndicated radio show ("Bally's Sports Central") in the early to mid-90s and have continued it on the internet since. I've got a few changes this year, as my Heisman Watch will not include 10 player but rather just five and then a handful of "on the radar" selections (as few as one and no more than five others). I'm doing this because as I noted in my Heisman preview... Read more

2008 Heisman Trophy Top 10 Update after Week 13 By Larry Ness Pregame Pros Handicapper 1) SAM BRADFORD (Oklahoma) Last Week: 2. This past Saturday night in Norman, Oklahoma's Bradford threw 19 passes while Texas Tech's Harrell attempted 55 and as the saying goes, "less is more!" Saturday's night showdown was pretty much over in the mid-second quarter (28-0) and was all-but-over when the Sooners scored two TDs in the final... Read more

2008 Heisman Trophy Top 10 Update after Week 12 By Larry Ness Pregame Pros Handicapper 1) GRAHAM HARRELL (Texas Tech) Last Week: 1. Texas Tech followed its dramatic 39-33 win over Texas on November 1 with a convincing 56-20 win over Oklahoma State on 11/8 in Lubbock. Like his predecessors at Texas Tech, Harrell has lived with the claim that's it's Mike Leach's "system" not the QB, which is the star of the Texas Tech offense... Read more

2008 Heisman Trophy Top 10 Update after Week 11 By Larry Ness Pregame Pros Handicapper 1) GRAHAM HARRELL (Texas Tech) Last Week: 2. Harrell threw for five TDs and 646 yards in Stillwater last year (the fourth-best passing game in major college football history) but the Red Raiders lost to the Cowboys, 49-45. However, losing hasn't been an option for Mike Leach's Red Raiders in '08 and Tech followed its dramatic 39-33... Read more

2008 Heisman Trophy Top 10 Update after Week 10 By Larry Ness Pregame Pros Handicapper 1) SAM BRADFORD (Oklahoma) Last Week: 2. Remember when the Nebraska/Oklahoma game meant something special? A week after Oklahoma 'exploded' for 55 points in the first half of its game against Kansas State in a 58-35 win, the Sooners intercepted Nebraska's first pass attempt and returned it 18 yards for a TD on Saturday night. The... Read more