{"id":67218,"date":"2024-10-31T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=67218"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T01:23:31","slug":"week-9-heisman-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/10\/31\/week-9-heisman-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 Heisman Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trick or Treat! Our Last Word on Sports<\/a> writers are back with a spooky twist on our Week 9 Heisman poll! The lists may be getting shorter, but the debates are still as fierce as a haunted graveyard. Our #1 spot remains a ghostly fixture, yet there\u2019s been plenty of bone-rattling jockeying for position down the line, and with contenders pulling out all their tricks, this Halloween week brought some spine-chilling performances as the top players making their case for college football\u2019s biggest treat!<\/p>\n

Strike the Pose: Week 9 Heisman Poll<\/h2>\n

We will continue to track whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling in our Week 9 Heisman poll. We have a new candidate on our list this week. The 12th Man and the Yell Leaders came to their feet for our honorable mention Saturday night in College Station. Sure, he is a quarterback, but his legs (and some inopportune LSU<\/a> turnovers) helped propel the Aggies to the win and alone atop the SEC.<\/p>\n

Week 9 Heisman Honorable Mention Marcel Reed<\/h3>\n

For a half, LSU could do no wrong. The Tigers raced to a 21-7 first-half lead in College Station on Saturday night. It just wasn’t meant to be. Costly interceptions and botched field goal attempts opened the door for an Aggies comeback. With Texas A&M’s offense sputtering under Conner Weigman<\/a>, the Aggies returned to Marcel Reed<\/a> to provide the spark to ignite the comeback. Reed completed just two passes but averaged 35 yards a completion. It was his legs, though, that proved the difference.<\/p>\n

Reeds kept the LSU defense off balance with masterful control of the zone read. Reed put the exclamation on the comeback, tallying three touchdowns on his nine carries. The Aggies now sit alone atop the SEC with an inside track to Atlanta. Aggies Head Coach will now have to decide if Reed is the right quarterback to take Texas A&M. First, he will have to battle a pesky Gamecock<\/a> squad in Columbia on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Marcel to the house \u203c\ufe0f @Marcel10Reed<\/a> <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa ABC#GigEm<\/a> | #BTHOlsu<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UAJNP3Sqwx<\/a><\/p>\n

— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) October 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n