Eight weeks have come and gone so far this college football season. With just six weeks remaining until the regular season comes to a close, the Heisman Trophy watch is in full swing. The alligatorSports ballots have been casted, and here are the results thus far.
1.) Dak Prescott, Quarterback, Mississippi State: Prescott has done nothing short of excel during his second year as No. 1 Mississippi State’s starting signal caller. The junior led the Bulldogs to three straight wins against top 10 Southeastern Conference teams in then-No. 8 LSU, then-No. 6 Texas A&M and then-No. 2 Auburn. Prescott threw for at least 246 yards in all three contests while tossing five touchdowns to just two interceptions. He also gained 303 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground during those three games, as well.
2.) Marcus Mariota, Quarterback, Oregon: Mariota is on pace to top both his passing yards and passing touchdown totals from 2013, and he is one of just two quarterbacks with at least 100 pass attempts to not throw an interception this season. The junior is also averaging 10.4 yards per pass attempt, which is second only to Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (10.5).
3.) Amari Cooper, Wide Receiver, Alabama: Just seven games into the season, Cooper has already set a career-high in receptions (62) and is one of four receivers to have at least 900 receiving yards this season. Outside of a two-catch, 22-yard outing against Arkansas this week on Oct. 11, Cooper has at least eight receptions and 91 yards in every game. He leads the SEC in receptions per game (8.9), yards per game (129.7) and is second in receiving touchdowns (seven).
4.) Ameer Abdullah, Running Back, Nebraska: Abdullah leads the Big 10 with 14 rushing touchdowns while also averaging 146.3 yards per game for the No. 16 Cornhuskers. The senior has scored at least two rushing touchdowns in each of the last four games and recorded a career-high four rushing touchdowns during Wisconsin’s 38-17 win against Northwestern on Saturday.
5.) Melvin Gordon, Running back, Wisconsin: Gordon leads the nation with 174.33 rushing yards per game — which accounts for 36 percent of the Badgers’ offensive production this season. The junior tailback is one of four players with at least 1000 rushing yards and is the only one to do so in six games, and he is averaging just shy of 8 yards per carry on 132 rushes.
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