Week 6 is in the record books and it did not go quietly. Two top ten teams (Oklahoma and Michigan State) fell to unranked teams while the Heisman race continued to heat up. Let's get started.
10. Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Last Week: 3)- Louisville lost its second game of the season and took down Jackson's Heisman chances with it. It doesn't matter how well Jackson plays now, there's next to no chance of him winning the Heisman again. Still, he didn't play badly against NC State. He threw for 354 yards and accounted for three interceptions.
9. Jalen Hurts, Alabama (Last Week: 9)- Alabama faced their toughest test of the season thus far in Texas A&M, but the Crimson Tide escaped unscathed. Hurts played well again as he threw for a score and 123 yards while also running for 56 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.
8. Josh Adams, Notre Dame (Last Week: 10)- As Notre Dame climbs up the rankings, Adams's Heisman chances slowly rise. The star back is sixth in FBS in rushing, is second in YPA (his 9.0 trails only Brice Love), and is the most important piece in the nation's best running attack (sorry Alabama and Navy fans). In a 23-point win over UNC, Adams ran for 118 yards and a score on 13 carries.
7. Trace McSorley, Penn State (Last Week: 7)- McSorley continues to get overshadowed by his more famous teammate, but his performances have been nothing to scoff at. Against Northwestern, McSorley threw for 245 yards and one touchdown while also rushing for another one.
6. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State (Last Week: 4)- Rudolph didn't play in Week 6 and that hurt his standing here. In a week where we saw great performances from players such as Josh Adams and Brice Love, Rudolph's week off hurt him.
5. Luke Falk, Washington State (Last Week: 8)- As crazy as this might sound, Falk might be the last chance the quarterbacks have to win the Heisman. Hurts is not playing well enough to be treated as a serious contender, Sam Darnold & Josh Rosen have completely faded from the Heisman conversation, Jackson feels like a total afterthought, and Rudolph & Baker Mayfield have their resumes tainted with a loss. If Falk does win the Heisman, no one will be able to say he isn't deserving of it. Against 4-1 Oregon, Falk threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns.
4. Rashaad Penny, San Diego State (Last Week: 6)- Last week, I said that in order for Penny to win the Heisman, SDSU had to go undefeated. Let me add two things to that list: Penny needs to keep playing well and other contenders have to fall. All three of those things happened in Week 6. The Aztecs ran over UNLV, Penny ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and former top contender Baker Mayfield picked up his first loss of the season.
3. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Last Week: 1)- The Baker Mayfield Heisman campaign finds itself in nearly the same position as Lamar Jackson's campaign a couple of weeks ago. Both men lost but played well in the loss. In a one-possession loss to Iowa State, Mayfield threw for 306 yards and scored thrice. He's still very much in the race because of two reasons: his win over Ohio State and the fact that Oklahoma could still make the playoffs.
2. Brice Love, Stanford (Last Week: 5)- Thanks to Love's stellar play, Stanford knocked off #20 Utah. Love ran for 152 yards and a score on 20 carries and caught 2 passes for 14 yards. Love has been absolutely sensational this year and if it weren't for another running back, he would definitely top this list.
1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State (Last Week: 2)- Last week, I had a hard time deciding who would be #1: gunslinger Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma or top prospect running back Saquon Barkley. This week, the answer is obvious. Mayfield lost to an unranked team while Barkley ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
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