The Football Fan Spot

My Heisman Ballot

Mark Ingram- Alabama

Higher YPC, more receiving yards than Toby Gerhart against tougher competition with a weaker quarterback to take guys out of the box. He took his team farther, to the National Championship Game, and was literally his team’s entire offense. He only had 194 yards less yards than Gerhart on 62 less carries and did more through the air. This one is close though, but I give it to him because of the fact that he was the best player on the best team, even though, with the exception of a few stats, Gerhart has better start.

Toby Gerhart- Stanford

Single handedly resurrected Stanford Football this season, with 311 carries, an amazing number, and 26 touchdowns because he was his team goal line back.

Tim Tebow- Florida

Stats don’t say it all with this guy, his effort alone wins game for a team that only lost one game this season. However, his stats say a lot too, 31 touchdowns, 18 passing and 13 rushing.

Colt McCoy- Texas

Didn’t step up on a big stage by throwing 3 picks in what could have been a loss to Nebraska., but had 30 touchdowns, 27 passing and 3 rushing, but the 12 picks this season hurt his case.

Ndamukong Suh- Nebraska

Big time defensive player, but there’s a reason defensive players don’t win this award, they don’t have enough individual impact on their team. However, Suh should be proud of just being nominated. He had 12 sacks on the season as a defensive tackle and opened things up for his team to rank 2nd in the nation in sacks. He played at his best in big games, but even his 4 sacks against Texas couldn’t win the game for them, showing that defensive players just don’t make enough impact on their team to win the Heisman.