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Heisman watch, September 25

Published September 25, 2007 at midnight

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• Florida quarterback Tim Tebow surged into the lead inthis week's Rocky MountainNews Heisman Trophy poll, replacing Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, who has been hurt by consecutive losses by the Razorbacks.

• The poll is the longest-running weekly Heisman poll in the country, in its 21st year. The final poll taken in December correctly has predicted the Heisman winner 17 of the previous 20 seasons.

• There are 10 voters, all college football writers and two from each voting region, who vote for five players eachweek. The tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, withfive points for a first-place vote, four points for second,etc. First-place votes are in parentheses.

• This week's poll, with statistics from last week:

Name, position School Last week Points

Tim Tebow, QB Florida 20-of-34, 261 yds., 2 TDs; 166 rush 35 (4)

Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas 29 rushes, 173 yards, TD 27 (4)

Andre Woodson, QB Kentucky 21-of-39, 265 yards, 2 TDs 18

John David Booty, QB USC 28-of-35, 279 yards, 4 TDs 15 (1)

Dennis Dixon, QB Oregon 27-of-36, 367 yards, 4 TDs 12 (1)

Matt Ryan, QB Boston Col. 35-of-51, 356 yards, 3 TDs 12

Pat White, QB West Va. 18-of-20, 181 yards, 2 TDs 12

• Others receiving votes:Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) 9; Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) 4; Colt Brennan (QB, Hawaii) 3; Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma) 2; Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) 1.

• Voters: Wendell Barnhouse (Fort Worth Star-Telegram); Kirk Bohls (Austin American-Statesman); Dennis Dodd (CBSSports.com); Vahe Gregorian (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Mike Griffith (Knoxville News-Sentinel); Randy Holtz (Rocky Mountain News); Michael Lewis (Salt Lake Tribune); Tom Luicci (The \[Newark] Star-Ledger); Dana O'Neil (Philadelphia Daily News); and John Rohde (The Oklahoman).