Heisman poll: Texas quarterback McCoy takes over top spot

The Rocky

Published October 13, 2008 at 3:06 p.m.
Updated October 13, 2008 at 2:54 p.m.

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Colt McCoy didn’t just quarterback his Texas Longhorns to the No. 1 spot in both polls with a big victory against Red River rival Oklahoma. He also jumped into the top spot in the Rocky Mountain News’ weekly Heisman Trophy poll.

McCoy, nearly a unanimous pick by the panel, vaulted from the No. 3 spot he held last week to No. 1. He unseated Missouri QB Chase Daniel, who had held the top spot since the first poll on Sept. 23. Daniel, who received the other first-place vote, fell to No. 4 this week.

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was second, Michigan State running back Javon Ringer third and Florida QB Tim Tebow, the reigning Heisman winner, fifth.

The Rocky’s poll is in its 22nd year, making it the longest-running weekly Heisman ranking in the country. The final poll, taken in December, correctly has predicted the Heisman winner in 18 of the previous 21 seasons. Ten voters select five players each week. The tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with five 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:

Player, position	School	Last week	Points
Colt McCoy, QB	Texas	28-for-35 passing, 277 yards, 2 TDs	49 (9)
Sam Bradford, QB	Oklahoma	28-for-39 passing, 387 yards, 5 TDs	24
Javon Ringer, RB	Michigan State	35 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TDs	21
Chase Daniel, QB	Missouri	39-for-52 passing, 390 yards, 1 TD	16 (1)
Tim Tebow, QB	Florida	14-for-21 passing 210 yards, 2 TDs	14

Others receiving votes: Max Hall (QB, Brigham Young), 11; Graham Harrell (QB, Texas Tech), 4; John Parker Wilson (QB, Alabama), 3; Donald Brown (RB, Connecticut), 3; Dez Bryant (WR, Oklahoma), 1; Daryll Clark (QB, Penn State), 1; Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri), 1; Mark Sanchez (QB, Southern California), 1; Derrick Williams (WR, Penn State), 1.

Voters: Kirk Bohls, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com; Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Mike Griffith, The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel; Michael Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune; Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News; John Lindsay, Scripps Howard News Service; Tom Luicci, The (Newark) Star-Ledger; John Rohde, The Oklahoman.

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