As the 2009 college football season winds down the Heisman Trophy race heats up! The official name is the Heisman Memorial Trophy Award. This award is named after John Heisman, a former college football coach. This prestigious award honors the most outstanding collegiate football player annually. The award is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City.
Mark Ingram a running back from Alabama is a front running for the 2009 award however he had a less than stellar game in week 13 against Auburn. Toby Gerhart a running back from Stanford is also a candidate. His stats are good but the recent loss could hurt his chances of winning the Heisman. Returning candidate Colt McCoy, the quarterback for Texas had a great game against Texas A&M and is competing for a BCS National Championship game. C.J. Spiller a running back from Clemson has the NCAA record with 7 kickoff return on the first play of the game for a touchdown. Kellen Moore quarterback for Boise State has the best quarterback rating of 168.8.Tim Tebow quarterback for Florida is a fan favorite and had a great victory over rival Florida State. Tebow also won this award his sophomore year in 2007.
Others that have received votes are Jacquizz Rodgers of Oregon State, Case Keenum of Houston, Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska and Dexter McCluster of Ole Miss. Sam Bradford of Oklahoma won the award last year beating out both McCoy and Tebow. The 2009 winner will be announced at the end of the regular season before the bowl games get started.
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