Technically, Week 9 hasn't finished yet, so this isn't super late, just a little late. Let's get started.
We have no honorable mentions or any dropouts this week, so let's get to the main list.
10. Travis Etienne, Clemson (Last Week: 10)- On the surface, Etienne's stat line in Week was disappointing: 15 rushes for just 39 yards. But let's not forget that 20% of his rushes ended in the end zone and that he also had 24 receiving yards as Clemson gave #16 North Carolina State its first loss of the season.
9. Ian Book, Notre Dame (Last Week: 9)- Book stays put at #9 after Notre Dame has the week off.
8. McKenzie Milton, UCF (Last Week: 6)- There's good and bad news here. The good news first: UCF won by 27 points and are still gunning for the playoffs. The bad news: Milton didn't play. He was benched for "overall health reasons" and drops two spots as a result.
7. Jake Fromm, Georgia (Last Week: 7)- Fromm stays put at #7 as Georgia had a bye week.
6. Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky (Last Week: 8)- Snell showed up to play in Kentucky's Week 8 win over fellow SEC team Vanderbilt. Though it was a close game, Snell had the winning touchdown and finished with 169 rushing yards on 32 carries.
5. Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State (Last Week: 2)- Ohio State got absolutely embarrassed by Purdue last Saturday. If you watched that game without any prior knowledge of the season, you would have thought the Boilermakers were the national title contenders, not the Buckeyes. As I've said before multiple times here, QBs suffer when their team loses. That being said, coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes defense deserve more blame than Haskins. The Buckeyes gave up more than 500 yards of total offense and Meyer refused to run the ball. Haskins finished with a stat line of 49 for 73 for 470 yards, two scores, and one pick.
4. Will Grier, West Virginia (Last Week: 4)- West Virginia didn't play in Week 8 but Grier moves up a spot thanks to Haskins's free-fall.
3. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (Last Week: 3)- Taylor stays put at #3 after running for 159 yards on 27 carries against Illinois. At this point, Taylor looks like the non-QB with the best chance of making it to New York City.
2. Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (Last Week: 5)- Oklahoma needed to rebound from their shocking loss against Texas and did so in a big way against TCU. Murray also needed a big win to catapult himself back into the top-tier of Heisman contenders. Well, all that was accomplished and more. Oklahoma won 52-27 and Murray threw for four touchdowns while also adding 51 yards with his legs.
1. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (Last Week: 1)- It's really hard to imagine a scenario where Tua doesn't enter December as the overwhelming Heisman favorite. I haven't been this taken with a college QB since Johnny Manziel's freshman season. On top of that, Alabama looks far and away as the best team in the country. Is everyone else just fighting for second place?
Thanks for reading everyone.
We have no honorable mentions or any dropouts this week, so let's get to the main list.
10. Travis Etienne, Clemson (Last Week: 10)- On the surface, Etienne's stat line in Week was disappointing: 15 rushes for just 39 yards. But let's not forget that 20% of his rushes ended in the end zone and that he also had 24 receiving yards as Clemson gave #16 North Carolina State its first loss of the season.
9. Ian Book, Notre Dame (Last Week: 9)- Book stays put at #9 after Notre Dame has the week off.
8. McKenzie Milton, UCF (Last Week: 6)- There's good and bad news here. The good news first: UCF won by 27 points and are still gunning for the playoffs. The bad news: Milton didn't play. He was benched for "overall health reasons" and drops two spots as a result.
7. Jake Fromm, Georgia (Last Week: 7)- Fromm stays put at #7 as Georgia had a bye week.
6. Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky (Last Week: 8)- Snell showed up to play in Kentucky's Week 8 win over fellow SEC team Vanderbilt. Though it was a close game, Snell had the winning touchdown and finished with 169 rushing yards on 32 carries.
5. Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State (Last Week: 2)- Ohio State got absolutely embarrassed by Purdue last Saturday. If you watched that game without any prior knowledge of the season, you would have thought the Boilermakers were the national title contenders, not the Buckeyes. As I've said before multiple times here, QBs suffer when their team loses. That being said, coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes defense deserve more blame than Haskins. The Buckeyes gave up more than 500 yards of total offense and Meyer refused to run the ball. Haskins finished with a stat line of 49 for 73 for 470 yards, two scores, and one pick.
4. Will Grier, West Virginia (Last Week: 4)- West Virginia didn't play in Week 8 but Grier moves up a spot thanks to Haskins's free-fall.
3. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (Last Week: 3)- Taylor stays put at #3 after running for 159 yards on 27 carries against Illinois. At this point, Taylor looks like the non-QB with the best chance of making it to New York City.
2. Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (Last Week: 5)- Oklahoma needed to rebound from their shocking loss against Texas and did so in a big way against TCU. Murray also needed a big win to catapult himself back into the top-tier of Heisman contenders. Well, all that was accomplished and more. Oklahoma won 52-27 and Murray threw for four touchdowns while also adding 51 yards with his legs.
1. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama (Last Week: 1)- It's really hard to imagine a scenario where Tua doesn't enter December as the overwhelming Heisman favorite. I haven't been this taken with a college QB since Johnny Manziel's freshman season. On top of that, Alabama looks far and away as the best team in the country. Is everyone else just fighting for second place?
Thanks for reading everyone.
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