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Terrelle Pryor is yet again proving that he is worthy of the Heisman Trophy. Pryor passed for over 200 yards and ran for over 100 yards. This skilled quarterback plays in the Big Ten which would help is argument that he could win the Heisman. It seems like Pryor has not missed a beat since last season, leading his Buckeyes to a AP number two ranking. He has passed for 490 yards on the season and rushed for 480 with five total touchdowns. When a quarterback can make that much of an impact by splitting the passing and rushing yards, it makes a lot of heads turn.

Denard Robinson from the University of Michigan has been very impressive and unrecognized in his first two games as a full time starter this season. Could the sophomore quarterback be the fourth straight sophomore to take home the prize? After passing for 430 yards and rushing for 455 yards with five total touchdowns against two quality teams in UConn and Notre Dame, there could be an argument. The Wolverines have cracked the top 25 in the AP Poll, this week they are number 20. We we will see later on in the season if it will come down to who wins the Big Ten, they might also win the Heisman Trophy.

Out west we have Jermaine Kearse for Washington and Michael Thomas from Stanford who took home the honor of Pac-10 Players of the Week. Kearse caught a total nine passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs. Michael Thomas had five tackles with two forced fumbles, one he returned for a touchdown. It should not go unrecognized that these two players have made statements in a tough division like the Pac-10.

My personal favorite is Trent Richardson from Alabama, the number one team in the nation. He has made an impact in place of Mark Ingram. Ingram, out with a knee injury, could very well be in the way of Trent’s Heisman hopes. Once Ingram comes back, Trent will go back to the number two role, which means less carries. He has about 200 yards rushing with about 100 receiving yards, so he would not be able to “beef” up his stats in order to make him worthy of the Heisman.