We’re now nine weeks into the college football season, and the nation’s pool of candidates for the Heisman Trophy has thinned considerably.

We have trimmed the SEC field down to three candidates, with the understanding that Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett and Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly are tremendous talents but are probably not considered Heisman Trophy candidates at this point for various reasons.

Normally, this is where we would assess the performance of the league’s top candidates, but it just so happens that Week 9 was a bye week for LSU RB Leonard Fournette, Alabama RB Derrick Henry and Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott.

So instead of reviewing what they did this week, let’s take a look at the body of work each has put together during the first nine weeks of the season and what lies ahead for each of them during the final weeks:

THE OVERWHELMING FAVORITE

RB Leonard Fournette, LSU
2015 stats: 176 carries for 1,352 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns; seven catches for 58 yards in seven games.

Remaining schedule: at Alabama, vs. Arkansas, at Ole Miss, vs. Texas A&M

November outlook: There are no more gimmes on the schedule for the LSU Tigers. Fournette, who has to be considered the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy based on his performance during the first two months of the season, will lead his unbeaten Tigers squad into four consecutive SEC West games to close the regular season. His every move in these games will be under the microscope as Heisman voters try to determine if he’s their man, but no game may be more important to his candidacy than Week 10’s trip to Alabama.

THE SECONDARY CANDIDATE

RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
2015 stats: 180 carries, 1,044 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns; eight receptions for 69 receiving yards in eight games.

Remaining schedule: vs. LSU, at Mississippi State, vs. Charleston Southern, at Auburn

November outlook: Let’s face it, Henry is having a great season, but he’s got some work to do to chase down Fournette during the final month of the season. The good news? He gets a chance for voters to see them work head-to-head on Saturday. While most will tune in to see which team emerges as the SEC West favorite, viewers could leave with a new perspective on Henry as a Heisman candidate if he turns in a memorable performance on the big stage.

THE LONGSHOT CANDIDATE

QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
2015 stats: 173 of 260 passing for 2,048 yards and 14 touchdowns, one interception; 72 carries for 371 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in eight games.

Remaining schedule: at Missouri, vs. Alabama, at Arkansas, vs. Ole Miss

November outlook: Prescott went into the bye week playing some of his best football, including a six-touchdown performance against Kentucky in Week 8. With Mississippi State sitting at 6-2 through eight games, it is going to take a combination of Prescott continuing that pace of play and the Bulldogs finishing out the regular season with four wins to push his name back into consideration for the award. It is not a team award, but being on a team considered a national power is almost a requirement. The Bulldogs sneaking back into the Top 25 helps.

INJURED, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

RB Nick Chubb, Georgia
2015 stats: 92 carries for 747 yards and seven rushing touchdowns; four catches for 32 yards and a touchdown.

2015 summary: Chubb, who was considered one of the league’s top Heisman candidates in the preseason and through the early portion of the season, suffered a season-ending knee injury at Tennessee on Oct. 10. He was on pace to potentially have an opportunity to make a trip to New York as one of the Heisman finalists. Chubb finished the season with an average of 8.1 yards per carry, and averaged scoring a touchdown once every 12 touches.

On the outside looking in: Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett; Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly; Tennessee RB Jalen Hurd; Texas A&M WR Christian Kirk; Ole Miss DL Robert Nkemdiche; Arkansas RB Alex Collins; Auburn RB Peyton Barber; Missouri LB Kentrell Brothers; Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell.