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Michael Penix Jr leads the field in first Heisman poll of 2023

College Sports Wire unveils the first Heisman Poll of the 2023 season.

With the way that the 2023 college football season has started, we might want to call the Heisman Trophy race the Pac-12 quarterback race.

The defending Heisman Trophy winner, Caleb Williams, picked up right where he left off in 2022. As did FBS-leading passer Michael Penix Jr. of Washington. You can also throw in Bo Nix of Oregon and Cameron Ward of Washington State into the mix. Pound-for-pound this might be the greatest collection of passers in any conference.

There are plenty of other players who will throw their names into the hat in this chase for college football immortality. Players such as Dillon Gabriel of Oklahoma, Quinn Ewers of Texas, and Jayden Daniels of LSU.

As will be the case each week until the official ceremony, College Sports Wire put together our rankings for the Heisman Trophy poll.

Hendon Hooker third in Heisman Trophy poll

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is third in the Heisman Trophy poll ahead of Week 13.

No. 11 Tennessee (9-2, 5-2 SEC) will play at Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-5 SEC) Saturday in Week 13.

Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. The Vols are No. 10 in the College Football Playoff top 25.

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule features home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule features road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker’s 2022 season has concluded after suffering an ACL injury at South Carolina in Week 12.

Below is the College Wire Heisman Trophy poll ahead of Week 13.

Hendon Hooker increases Heisman Trophy first-place lead to 47 points

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker increases Heisman Trophy first-place lead to 47 points.

No. 3 Tennessee (8-0, 4-0 SEC) will play at No. 1 Georgia (8-0, 5-0 SEC) Saturday in Week 10.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. CBS will televise the SEC East matchup from Sanford Stadium.

The Vols are No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, while Georgia is No. 3.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker continues his Heisman Trophy campaign versus the Bulldogs.

Hooker has recorded 2,338 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, one interception, 338 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns through eight games.

The College Wire Heisman Trophy Poll following Week 9 is listed below.

Heisman poll: Hendon Hooker has 18-point lead over C.J. Stroud

Heisman Trophy poll: Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has 18-point lead over Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud

No. 3 Tennessee (7-0, 3-0 SEC) will host No. 17 Kentucky (5-2, 2-2 SEC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 9.

Kickoff between the Vols and Wildcats is slated for 7 p.m. EDT (ESPN).

Redshirt senior quarterback Hendon Hooker will look to continue his Heisman Trophy campaign against the Wildcats.

Tennessee announces uniform combination for Kentucky game

The Vols defeated Kentucky, 45-42, at Kroger Field in 2021.

Hooker has recorded 2,093 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, one interception, 315 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns this season through seven games.

The top 10 players in the College Wire Heisman Trophy Poll following Week 8 are listed below. The entire College Wire Heisman Trophy poll can be viewed here.

Hendon Hooker’s Heisman moment allows him to overtake C.J. Stroud this week

We got our first Heisman moment of the 2022 season.

We have been waiting for a Heisman performance and on Saturday that is exactly what we watched with Tennessee’s quarterback, Hendon Hooker. He needed a huge performance to knock off the Alabama Crimson Tide and the missed field goal by the Tide created an opening.

Last week’s poll featured 13 players, this week remains the same number but Will Anderson, Adrian Martinez, and Dorian Thompson-Robinson fall off. Stetson Bennett and Jahmyr Gibbs return to the poll as Jalin Hyatt appears for the first time.

Each editor picked their top three choices with the top candidate receiving five points, the second choice receiving three points, and the final choice receiving one point.

We break down how each of our 13 candidates fared in the poll, ties are listed in alphabetical order.

Hendon Hooker leapfrogs Bryce Young, Caleb Williams in Week 6’s Heisman Poll

Hendon Hooker is climbing the ranks, but can he challenge C.J. Stroud?

Following Week 5, the College Wire editors submitted their weekly Heisman Poll ballots. Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was able to distance himself from the closest competition. Given the performance of Hendon Hooker, it might be a two-horse race when it is all said and done. Hooker can make a name for himself this week against Alabama.

Last week’s poll featured 19 players but seven dropped off in the latest edition. We even saw a new addition to the poll with UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

Each editor picked their top three choices with the top candidate receiving five points, the second choice receiving three points, and the final choice receiving one point.

We break down how each of our 13 candidates fared in the poll, ties are listed in alphabetical order.

Caleb Williams rising in this week’s College Wire Heisman Poll

In the latest Heisman Poll from the College Wire editorial team, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud still leads the way but Caleb Williams is gaining traction.

A new week of college football games is in the books with Week 6 set to take center stage this weekend.

C.J. Stroud is continuing to lead the way this week after the Buckeyes took care of Rutgers over the weekend. USC signal caller [autotag]Caleb Williams[/autotag] saw his stock rise and overtook Alabama QB Bryce Young as the No. 2 player in the poll.

We do have several newcomers including TCU quarterback Max Duggan after the Horned Frogs’ massive blowout win over Oklahoma. Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa also joined the group after his performance in the win over Michigan State.

Illinois running back Chase Brown also crept into this week’s poll after his Fighting Illini sent Paul Chryst and Wisconsin packing. Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs ran his way into the poll after scoring two touchdowns of 70+ yards against Arkansas.

Each editor picked their top three choices with the top candidate receiving five points, the second choice receiving three points, and the final choice receiving one point.

We break down how each of our 19 candidates fared in the poll, ties are listed in alphabetical order.

C.J. Stroud takes the lead in this week’s College Wire Heisman Poll

In the latest Heisman Poll from the College Wire editorial team, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud leads the way.

A new week of college football games are in the books with Week 5 set to take center stage this weekend.

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud showed his worth as the Ohio State Buckeyes throttled the Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten showdown. In this week’s Heisman Trophy Poll you will find the usual suspects joining Stroud. Bryce Young, Bijan Robinson, Stetson Bennett, Will Anderson, and Caleb Williams all made the list this week.

We do have a few newcomers including Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels jumping all the way into the top three after the Jayhawks win over Duke. Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei also joined the group after his performance in the overtime thriller against Wake Forest.

Each editor picked their top three choices with the top candidate receiving five points, the second choice receiving three points, and the final choice receiving one point.

We break down how each of our 15 candidates fared in the poll, ties are listed in alphabetical order.

Bryce Young leads College Wire’s Week 1 Heisman Poll

After Week 1’s slate of games, the College Wire voted on the top Heisman contenders.

It is that time again, now that we have two weeks of football in the books the College Wire editors voted on the top Heisman Trophy contenders.

How did Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson, Stetson Bennett, and Caleb Williams fare in this week’s update?

Each editor picked their top three choices with the top candidate receiving five points, the second choice receiving three points, and the final choice receiving one point.

Check out the preseason version of the Heisman Poll.

Florida QB Anthony Richardson was the biggest riser going from No. 10 in the preseason poll to the top five after his performance against the Utah Utes. Stetson Bennett of Georgia is among the newcomers this week after his performance against Oregon over the weekend.

We break down how each of our 10 candidates fared in the poll, ties are listed in alphabetical order.