{"id":3788,"date":"2008-11-05T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:04:03","slug":"heisman-trophy-update-51108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/cappers\/heisman-trophy-update-51108\/","title":{"rendered":"08\/09 Heisman Trophy Update &#8211; Week 11 CFB"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAAF Week 11 Heisman Race \u2013 Graham Harrell Has Arrived!<\/h2>\n<p>Though the betting circles around the country have been keeping Graham Harrell down because of the program he plays in now have no choice but to give him the credit he\u2019s rightfully due. After turning the Texas Longhorns on their head with Michael Crabtree, Harrell and the Texas Tech Raiders have vaulted to second in the AP Rankings. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The next stretch of games will prove two things: Is Texas a legitimate BCS contender\u2026and is Harrell the new favorite to win the Heisman?<\/p>\n<h3>Sam Bradford (QB) \u2013 Oklahoma Sooners<\/h3>\n<p>Bradford continues to put up monster numbers. After destroying Nebraska in a game that went from hilariously lopsided to tragic in the matter of three quarters, Bradford has stayed ahead in the Heisman sports betting race with another masterful performance. Bradford had 311 yards and 5 freaking touchdowns bringing his season total to 34 touchdowns on the season with only 6 picks. Nobody is ready to knock the consistent favorite off the top of their list right now, but Harrell is pressing hard and fast from behind.<\/p>\n<p>Next Game: Oklahoma -26.5 vs. Texas A&amp;M<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Graham Harrell (QB) \u2013 Texas Tech Raiders<\/h3>\n<p>You could tell from the post game interview that Harrell was just relieved that he had walked out with a win on Saturday night. It took a near-miracle to get it done, but a creative performance from Harrell had him finish the day with 67.9% passing with 474 yards and two touchdowns. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/1431\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>He now has 30 touchdowns, but faces a stiff test in Oklahoma State. Are the Raiders in store for a letdown game, or will they rise to the challenge again? If they do, you can expect Harrell\u2019s train to pick up speed en route to New York and the Heisman coronation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Game: Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech -4<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Colt McCoy (QB) \u2013 Texas Longhorns<\/h3>\n<p>The Longhorns suffered a heartbreaker against the Raiders, but not because of McCoy. The Heisman candidate tossed a brutal pick, but nontheless led the Longhorns back to within one inch of winning. The problem for McCoy will be his numbers. With 2,579 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, they won\u2019t compete with either Bradford\u2019s stats or Harrell\u2019s success rate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Game:Bye<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Tim Tebow (QB) \u2013 Florida Gators<\/h3>\n<p>Tim Tebow\u2019s Gators are chomping at the heels of their BCS brethren. While Tebow\u2019s numbers won\u2019t drop jaws, but he has jacked up the pace lately. He has 12 touchdowns in the last three weeks. Though his totals won\u2019t compete with the quarterbacks ahead of him on this list, if he can will his team to wins, then that\u2019s what will count.<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Game: Florida -23 vs. Vanderbilt<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Shonn Greene (RB) \u2013 Iowa Hawkeyes<\/h3>\n<p>With Ringer putting up a 54 yard game against woeful Wisconsin, Shonn Greene looks like the definitive running-back candidate to hoist the Heisman at season\u2019s end. He put up 103 yards rushing against the Fightin Illini, and had a score as well. Averaging 6.3 yards per carry will get you noticed. But Greene needs to hold off the talented Knowshon Moreno from Georgia and hope his Hawkeyes keep winning. With a premier matchup going down with Penn State this weekend, Greene will get the opportunity to show the world how good he really is.<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Game: Penn State -9 vs. Iowa<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2008 &#8211; 2009 Heisman Trophy Odds and college football analysis from our top ncaa-f handicappers online, with picks for this years top CFB player award&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[28,144,260,313,561,4317,562,3822,563,564,3823,632,650,763,766,767,911,913,1028,1168,4222],"class_list":["post-3788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cappers","tag-28","tag-bet-ncaa-football","tag-cappers-picks","tag-college-football-betting","tag-heisman-odds","tag-heisman-race","tag-heisman-trophy","tag-heisman-trophy-betting","tag-heisman-trophy-lines","tag-heisman-trophy-odds","tag-heisman-trophy-race","tag-lines","tag-matchups","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-lines","tag-ncaa-football-odds","tag-odds","tag-odds-to-win","tag-predictions","tag-sportsbook","tag-week-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3788"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105940,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3788\/revisions\/105940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}