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RGIII ranks his top 5 Heisman contenders after Week 1

UGA star quarterback Carson Beck makes the cut for Robert Griffin III’s top Heisman contender rankings, but misses his top 4

Former Heisman winner and Baylor football legend Robert Griffin III has ranked his top five Heisman contenders ahead of Week 2. Griffin III also played with Baltimore Ravens in the NFL and is a former ESPN football analyst.

Week 1 featured several notable games the Georgia Bulldogs dominated the Clemson Tigers in Atlanta. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish went on the road and picked up an impressive win against the Texas A&M Aggies. The USC Trojans defeated the LSU Tigers at a neutral site in their first game as a member of the Big Ten.

Who are Robert Griffin III’s top Heisman contenders? Where does he rank Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck?

5. Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck was efficient and effective in Georgia’s 34-3 win over Clemson. Beck faced a stronger defense than any other player on Griffin III’s list of Heisman contenders. Beck completed 23 of 33 passes for 278 yards and no interceptions.

No. 4 Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders

Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders delivered a big performance through the air in Colorado’s 31-26 win over North Dakota State. Sanders went 26 of 34 for 445 passing yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

No. 3 Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward helped the Hurricanes deliver an embarrassing 41-17 loss to the Florida Gators. Ward diced up the Gators’ defense en route to 385 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and one interception.

No. 2 Arizona Wildcats receiver Tetairoa McMillan

Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan shredded the New Mexico Lobos defense in a historic performance in Week 1. The explosive wide receiver finished the game with 10 receptions for 304 yards and four touchdowns.

No.1 Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty

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Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty made school history in Boise State’s 56-45 win at Georgia Southern. Jeanty accumulated 20 carries for a school record 267 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the Broncos’ season opener.

Texas RB Bijan Robinson can make a statement to national audience vs TCU

Bijan Robinson can take the Doak Walker Award with a strong performance on Saturday night.

Bijan Robinson is the best running back in college football. He has a chance to prove it in primetime for a captive national audience when Texas hosts TCU this week.

Robinson has been a consistent performer this season. It didn’t take much for the third-year running back to pass the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Even so, against Kansas State the talented back reminded us what explosion and game-breaking ability he possesses.

In the first half against the Wildcats, Bijan rushed for 161 yards on 15 carries. It was the type of playmaking Texas fans have come to expect and take for granted watching the generational back.

Robinson had to shoulder a similar load last season against the Longhorns’ next opponent. Struggling to muster any passing game, Steve Sarkisian turned to Bijan to will the team to victory.

Highlighted by a game-clinching conversion run on third-and-7, Texas’ best player ran for 216 yards on 35 carries in a 32-27 road win over TCU last season.

Here’s what Robinson can accomplish against the Horned Frogs on Saturday.

Oklahoma’s Caleb Williams on the rise in latest Heisman rankings

With a stellar week nine, Caleb Williams is seeing his stock rise in USA TODAY Sports’ latest Heisman rankings.

Caleb Williams took the college football world a month ago when he helped the Oklahoma Sooners overcome an 18 point halftime deficit. He hasn’t looked back, amassing 18 total touchdowns on the season and completing 70.9% of his passes, good for seventh in the nation among quarterbacks with at least 94 dropbacks on the season.

That completion percentage is better than every other quarterback in Heisman contention for 2021. And believe it or not, Caleb Williams is in Heisman contention.

In USA TODAY Sports college football analyst Paul Myerburg’s latest Heisman rankings, Caleb Williams has moved up one spot from last week to fifth.

The freshman phenom keeps stacking monster Saturdays, the latest a six-touchdown performance in the Sooners’ rout of Texas Tech. In 99 attempts since replacing Spencer Rattler midway through the Red River Shootout against Texas, Williams has thrown for 1,097 yards and 14 touchdowns against one interception. – Myerburg

Last week, Caleb Williams was ranked sixth in Myerburg’s rankings, but his performance over Tech gave him a bump over Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman.

Williams is the highest graded quarterback through week nine of the season according to Pro Football Focus. Things appear to be heating up for the true freshman quarterback who just threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns in an offensive domination of Texas Tech last Saturday.

His passer rating of 142 (NFL) is second only to Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall.

At this point, games played might be the only thing keeping Caleb Williams from being higher on lists for college football’s most prestigious award.

Even if Williams doesn’t end up a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, what he’s done in such a short time is pretty remarkable. He’s helped transform the Oklahoma Sooners back into the big-play offense that we’ve grown accustomed to.

Oklahoma’s scored 50 points in three of their last four games since Williams took over as the starting quarterback. Though they were blanked in the first half of their win against Kansas, Williams orchestrated a 35 point second half to help Oklahoma to the win.

The following month of the season will tell the tale for Caleb Williams and the Oklahoma Sooners. How he and OU perform in games against Baylor, Iowa State, and Oklahoma State will go a long way toward getting Williams to New York and the Sooners into the College Football Playoff.

Though they’re on a bye week, the stakes are higher now than they’ve been all season after the College Football Playoff committee ranked the Oklahoma Sooners eighth in their initial playoff rankings.

The Oklahoma Sooners will need “Superman” to be heroic over the final three games of the regular season and the Big 12 championship. Caleb Williams will have plenty of opportunities to create his signature Heisman moment over the last month of the season. The question is, will it be enough to put him in serious contention for the Heisman.

After the bye, we’ll find out.

Matt Leinart lists Sam Ehlinger ahead of Spencer Rattler in Heisman rankings

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger lands at No. 4 overall on Matt Leinart’s Heisman hopefuls list.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger was widely considered a Heisman contender leading up to the 2020 college football season. Continue reading “Matt Leinart lists Sam Ehlinger ahead of Spencer Rattler in Heisman rankings”