SEC
Paul Finebaum's names his top 3 Heisman Trophy candidates after SEC's Week 9
With the SEC season already through 9 weeks, we’re coming down the stretch run in the SEC and a number of other conferences.
We’ve seen some high-level performances, particularly from a group of quarterbacks that have been putting up astonishing numbers.
On Sunday morning’s SportsCenter, SEC Network host Paul Finebaum named his top 3 Heisman Trophy candidates. As you can see below, a pair of SEC quarterbacks made his list:
- Kyle Trask, Florida
- Justin Fields, Ohio State
- Mac Jones, Alabama
Trask has a whopping 31 touchdown passes through 7 SEC games. That’s the most a player has ever had in an entire season against SEC competition.
Fields, on the other hand, threw 3 interceptions in Ohio State’s narrow win over Indiana. We’ll see if he drops off moving forward.
Personally I thought that 3 interception game yesterday hurt Fields shot at the heisman. But what do I know?
Ditto. But it was a darn good Indiana team so that might mitigate the damage some.
4. JT Daniels
Ah, you know I would go with you on that but Daniels should have played some defense to just to cement the deal. A little quarterbackin and a little cornerbackin and “boom” he’s in. (you know I’m kiddin)
Kidding or not…that’s dmmmm funny right there!
Three INT’s and you keep him second over the guy who’s 7-0 and just engineered a 63-3 curb stomping?? I thought Paul was a HOMER??
Overall this list makes sense. Probably would have Jones at 1, given he runs a more balanced attack and if he didn’t have Najee on the team with 16 TDS, his TD numbers would be gaudier. Florida only has 6 rushing TDS as a team, Bama has 23. Regardless, right now it is a two man race to the finishaneither would be worthy.
Bamas rushing game also helps Mac out a lot. UF doesn’t have a heisman caliber back and doesn’t have an NFL Oline. Teams don’t have to play up close to the line against UF. Without Waddle I think receiver talent is a wash. Dunno who’s better but it’s really close stat wise and Mac seems to have more help. Nit picking anyways. Both guys are killing it
Agreed
Yeah devonta Smith is a wash. Okay
The receiving corps as a whole dude. Man, some of you bammers are real sensitive. If you had a receiver draft of the two teams I’d say Devonta is the #1 pick. After that are you telling me all of Bama’s guys are going before Pitts, Toney, Grimes and Shorter? You haven’t watched UF this year have you?
Also, if you think that Bama has a better O-line, better RBs, AND better receivers, then you certainly must think that Trask is far better than Jones.
No QB has played better than Kyle Trask through 7 games. None. If Trask continues to perform at a high level for UF’s last three games and UF upsets Bama in Atlanta, Trask easily wins the Heisman. But UF and Trask have to accomplish that for him to win it. It is both an individual and team accomplishment deal concerning the Heisman for Trask.
I’m still not buying. Trask has amassed quite gaudy stats against 5 teams with losing records and 5 games no place like home…21-27, that’s the record of the teams he’s played and both true road games he’s been very good but not spectacular.
Besides, he still trails Jones in every QB stat excluding TDs…I will concede 23-25 is the record of Bama competition but Jones has looked as equally good in 3 road games as he has at home 4 times…Jones will go against his 3rd team with a winning record next week, Trask won’t see another one until possibly LSU if Stickland’s good buddy Stankey doesn’t decide he’d rather see Bama play them on Dec 12…
Putting down my humper bias for a second Trask has impressed me very much, but Jones has been incredibly accurate and unflappably focused. In light of the Bryce Young chatter behind him he has to be the clear favorite…at this point. Gonna be more than one trophy on the line in Atlanta I gotta believe.
Thank goodness it won’t be Fields, we humpers would never hear the end of it!!!
Mac has played and beaten two ranked SEC teams to Trask’s one. Mac has another ranked team this Saturday. Florida doesn’t play another during the regular season.
Trask has played well ever game as Jones has as well. The SEC championship game will place them both in a spotlight. No excuses whoever shines the best is the real heisman winner. Head to head will be a great matchup
Why, are they both going against Alabama’s defense?
Jones may not be able to light y’all up if Grantham can’t stop their run game, so will the Heisman winning important stat be head to head passing stats…or will it be QB of the winning team? Gonna be exciting to find out I suppose…news at 11
All I know is alabama defense is really carvin out a niche. Best defense in the sec, their secondary is playing phenomenal. Much better than the gators lackluster def( especially the secondary)17pts to vandy. Don’t have chance against the tide in the sec title. And Mac Jones should be in first in the Heisman race. Not trask, and najee should be in the race as well. natl title would be better. I hope bama gets an opportunity to beat down the bayou Bengals, buttwhippin needs to happen. The barners are up first for theirs. RtR
Fine baum doesn’t have a clue
But he certainly can afford to buy one…