Show In In Left LeftField Field Reid By Corey Bullock Sports Editor It is getting close to that time of year when every game is a matter of life or death when rivalries square off against each other in college football football football foot foot- ball and when the best player in college college college col col- col- col lege football is awarded the Heisman Trophy This year more than any other the therace therace therace race for the Heisman is up for grabs There are as many candidates as there are voters in this years race Lets Let's see of we can make sense of it all Note All stats are from games played through Nov 4 There are quit a few running backs that are i serious contention for forthe forthe forthe the Heisman Trophy Eddie George at Ohio State is probably one of the best He has carries for 1278 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns On Nov 4 he had 23 carries for and three rushing touchdowns in ina a 49 21 win against Minnesota Besides the fact that he is virtually unstoppable on the ground he is one of the nations leaders in rushing and receiving yards One of the most important stats for Eddie George is the fact that his team the Ohio State Buckeyes are undefeated and ranked 2 in the nation If you want to talk about explosive explosive explosive sive power in a running back the name Warrick Dunn will most likely come up Dunn form Florida State has great explosive speed and the stats to prove it He has carries for yards and nine rushing touch touch- downs Yet the amazing thing is because of the fact that Florida State has blown o out t so many opponents this year Dunn had not played the whole game but about three times Although those two backs are arc great and their teams are two of the best in hi the nation neither of them are leading the nation in rushing That honor is held by Iowa State running back Troy Davis Davis has carries for 1647 and 15 rushing touchdowns he heis heis heis is on pace to be one of a few select backs to break the 2000 yard rushing mark in a single season After all of that we still haven't even discussed running backs like Darnel Autry at Northwestern who has his team a top the Big Ten We have mentioned people like Karim- Karim Jabbar Abdul-Jabbar or Leland McElroy who are all allover over 1000 yards rushing on the season If you thought that they running backs were confusing wait until we get to you hear about the quarter quarter- backs In the state of Florida alone there are two Heisman prospects the Danny Boys Danny and Danny Kanell They both have put up Heisman like numbers with their passing abilities and both have lead their teams to impressive records The one that can lead their team to a victory over the other will likely emerge as the favorite of those two The nations 1 team Nebraska has a pretty good quarterback in Tommie Frazier Okay he is great He has both the ability to pass and run the ball but probably the most impressive stat on Frazier is that the have only lost two games with Frazier as the starting quarterback The nations 2 team has a great pitcher in Bobby Hoying Hoying has thrown passes and completed for 2425 yards and 23 touch touch- downs There are others who have put up impressive numbers for their claim tobe to tobe tobe be the best college football player of 1995 People like Notre Dames Dame's Quarterback Ron and wide receiver Derrick Mayes and Johnson As you can see the race for Heisman is as clear as mu d on a rainy day |