Decision Day for the Heisman Voters

This is a big day in college football, we all pretty much know that the winner of Alabama and Florida will most likely play Texas for the College Football National Championship. But another prize will be won or lost today, the Heisman Trophy.

Most voters will be casting their ballots based off what they see today (Saturday December 5th 2009), because at this point there isn't any clear front runner. My personal favorite is Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. He (Suh) is hands down the best player in college football and his stats, for a defensive lineman are impressive. He has recorded one interception, 10 passes defended, 6.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, 12 quarterback hurries and 3 blocked kicks. Nebraska plays Texas for the Big 12 Championship on December 5th (7 PM) on national TV and if Nebraska wins and Suh dominates, he could emerge as the Heisman winner.

The deck is stacked against Suh however, no defensive lineman has ever won the award, although defensive end Hugh Green of the University of Pittsburgh finished second in 1980.

The front runner has to be Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, Texas will be heavily favored, but Nebraska has a tough defense and even though Texas should win, it might not be the flamboyant win that the Heisman voters are looking for.

The other big game is Alabama against Florida in the SEC Championship. Alabama RB Mark Ingram will be playing and if he has a huge game he could emerge as the Heisman front runner. Ingram is averaging 119 yards a game and Florida will be without one of their top defensive players in Carlose Dunlap who was recently suspended for DUI. Florida QB Tim Tebow will have his hands full with a tough Alabama defense, but if he has a huge game he could win the Heisman again. Ingram is coming off of a hip pointer though, so his performance will be in question.

We can't forget about Stanford RB Toby Gerhart, even though Stanford doesn't play today, Gerhart is ranked #2 in the nation with 1,736 yards an an amazing 26 touchdowns. If the above mentioned players stumble, Gerhart could sneak right in there and win the coveted Heisman. Stanford has a 8-4 record and I don't think anyone wants to try and tackle Gerhart at this point in the season.

With all the talk about Texas, Alabama and Florida, we forget there is another undefeated team out there with a Heisman caliber quarterback. Boise State's Kellen Moore has had a fantastic season throwing for 38 touchdowns. Boise State plays New Mexico today and that has been their achilles heal, they just don't play a tough schedule.

The ACC Championship game between Clemson and Georgia Tech also has a legitimate Heisman contender, Clemson RB C.J. Spiller is the most explosive offensive player in college football and with his blazing speed can take it to the house every time he touches the ball and he will touch the ball, besides running, he catches passes and returns punts and kicks. Spiller is a touchdown machine, he is the only player in college football that has scored a touchdown in every single game this year and he has nine scores of 50 yards or more.

Can an offensive guard (OG) win the Heisman? No, not going to happen, but if I was going to vote for one it would be Idaho Vandal Mike Iupati, this 6' 5" 333 pound powerhouse is an incredible talent. The Vandals ranked 12 in the nation averaging 451 yards per game. Iupati was recently selected as a first team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All American.