Category: Heisman Tophy

Updated Heisman trophy race odds no longer favor Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud

Stroud is no longer atop the Heisman odds. Can he get back there? #GoBucks

Ohio State football quarterback C.J. Stroud has been among the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy since before the season started, and for good reason. He has one whale of a 2021 campaign and was thought to be in position to be even better during his second year running the offense for Ryan Day and the Buckeyes.

And so far, that’s been the case. Stroud leads the country in Total QBR and is among the leaders in several other passing categories. He’s been so good that throwing for 354 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.8% of his passes vs. Penn State was considered a “poor showing” by many.

Stroud has been atop the Heisman odds from very early in the season, but that all changed with the latest odds from Tipico. Instead of Stroud now leading the race, another player has now jumped to the top.

Here’s the latest look at the updated Heisman odds and each candidate’s performance after Week 9.

Updated Heisman Trophy race odds, performances, after Week 8

An updated look at the Heisman race with new odds and performances from Week 8. Is C.J. Stroud still the favorite? #GoBucks #Heisman

Winning a Heisman Trophy puts an athlete in a very, very exclusive club. It also punches your ticket to the “Heisman House” commercials, so there’s that too. Well, if you can stand to hang out with Michigan’s Desmond Howard that is.

Ohio State has a long history of Heisman trophies, tied for the most of any program with Notre Dame and Oklahoma (seven). Sorry USC, Reggie Bush took the Trojans’ total down to six after he was stripped of his.

This year the Buckeyes have another Heisman hopeful, quarterback C.J. Stroud. He was one of the front-runners for the bronze statue in the preseason and nothing has happened to change that aside from Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker coming on strong after the victory over Alabama and the offensive numbers he’s putting up.

Each week, we like to check in on the updated odds and performances of the players that are on the shortlist to stiff-arm the competition and take arguably the most coveted individual award in all of American sports home.

Stroud has been at or near the top so far this season, but after a week in the offense didn’t look like its potent self against Iowa, how did it change things? Here are the updated odds according to Tipico, and last week’s performances of the top guys to compare it all.

Where do Stroud and the other top contenders stand after Week 8?

Updated Heisman Trophy race odds, performances after Week 7

An updated look at the Heisman race and where C.J. Stroud stands after Week 7.

Winning a Heisman Trophy puts an athlete in a very, very exclusive club. Not only that, but it punches your ticket to the “Heisman House” commercials, so there’s that too.

Ohio State has a long history of Heisman Trophies won, tied for the most of any program with Notre Dame and Oklahoma with seven each. Sorry USC, Reggie Bush took the Trojans’ total down to six after he was stripped of his.

This year the Buckeyes have another Heisman hopeful in quarterback C.J. Stroud. He was one of the frontrunners for the bronze statue in the preseason and nothing has happened to change that really aside from Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker coming on strong. In fact, Stroud is still thought to be the favorite as it stands right now, but there’s still half of a season left.

Each week, we like to check in on the updated odds and performances of the players that are on the shortlist to stiff-arm the competition and take arguably the most coveted individual award in all of American sports home.

Stroud has been at or near the top so far this season, but after a week in which he wasn’t really asked to do much, where is Stroud now after Week 5? Here are the updated odds according to Tipico, and last week’s performances of the top guys to compare it all.

Can Stroud hold off the competition?