Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings (Week Seven)
Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings
It’s championship November. Although that phrase is normally used for conference and playoff rankings it also makes sense for our Heisman rankings. Last week was a tough week for our top five with the exception of one. Baker Mayfield solidified himself now as the frontrunner by a hefty margin with his play against Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Our top two running backs struggled last week in losses on the road. Both Saquon Barkley and Bryce Love were held under 100 yards in defeat. Josh Adams was forced out early against Wake Forest as he was in the concussion protocol. However, Jonathan Taylor and Rashaad Penny got themselves back into the conversation with fantastic games.
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It was Bedlam alright. In a game filled with great players, Mayfield was clearly the best player on the field. Although he threw two interceptions that hardly mattered as he nearly threw for 600 yards in the Sooner victory. He’s now the clear number one with a sizeable lead heading into another high profile matchup this week.
WEEK 10 AT OKLAHOMA STATE
PASSING
YDS
TD
INT
CMP%
QBR
598
5
2
66.7
98.1
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
-9
1
-1.1
2017 SEASON
PASSING
YDS
TD
INT
CMP%
QBR
3,226
28
5
71.7
92.3
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
181
5
2.5
2. Saquon Barkley
| Source: Lastwordonsports.com - Mike Loveall
RB | Penn State Next Game: 11/11 vs Rutgers
It’s been a devastating two weeks for Penn State and Barkley. For the second straight week, Barkley struggled to get going. It will be an uphill climb for Barkley the remainder of the season for Heisman consideration with no top 25 games remaining and a longshot for a conference title.
WEEK 10 AT MICHIGAN STATE
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
63
0
4.5
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
3
33
11.0
0
2017 SEASON
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
864
9
5.7
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
39
504
12.9
3
3. Bryce Love
RB | Stanford Next Game: 11/10 vs Washington
Still nursing an ankle injury and a tough Washington State defense, Love had his lowest output of the season. After a promising 52-yard touchdown run early on, he only had 17 yards on 15 other carries. Love and the Cardinal face another tough defense Friday night against the Washington Huskies.
WEEK 10 AT WASHINGTON STATE
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
69
1
4.3
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
0
0
0.0
0
2017 SEASON
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
1,456
12
9.6
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
4
19
4.8
0
4. Josh Adams
| Source: Lastwordonsports.com - Mike Loveall
RB | Notre Dame Next Game: 11/11 At Miami
It’s not like Adams had a bad game, he just didn’t get many opportunities. That should not be the case this week as Notre Dame faces Miami in the marquee matchup of the weekend. A win would do wonders not only for Irish playoff hopes but also for Adam’s Heisman candidacy.
WEEK 10 VS WAKE FOREST
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
22
0
4.4
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
0
0
0.0
0
2017 SEASON
RUSHING
YDS
TD
YPC
1,191
9
8.7
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
YPR
TD
10
82
8.2
0
5. Rashaad Penny
| Source: Lastwordonsports.com - Mike Loveall
RB | San Diego State Next Game: 11/18 vs Nevada
Rashaad Penny is perhaps the hottest running back in all of college football over the last two weeks. He has now overtaken Love as the nations leading rusher and is also the all-purpose yardage leader. Penny is off this week before facing Nevada in two weeks.
Jason is a senior writer at Last Word on College Football. He has been with the network for five years now. He covers the Big XII, Oklahoma, and heads our Heisman Trophy weekly column.
