Cam Newton Takes Over The Heisman Race

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Remember in the preseason when a big, athletic junior quarterback who rocks a No. 2 jersey for a national powerhouse got all kinds of Heisman hype?

Me too.

And now, after seven games, Cam Newton is atop the list of midseason Heisman candidates.

Like Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, another 21-year-old dual-threat, Newton is just as dangerous on the run as he is with his arm. Auburn's leader has carried the Tigers to a 7-0 start and No. 6 ranking in the latest OGS poll.

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College Football Notebook: Martinez v Robinson, OSU Is Still Good & Players Pinched For Pot

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

ESPN College GameDay's Desmond Howard made a good point Friday about the difference between star quarterbacks Taylor Martinez and Denard Robinson.

Martinez, who led Nebraska's rout of Kansas State with 369 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns Thursday night, might have a clearer path to the Heisman Trophy than Robinson. Howard opined that Nebraska's redshirt freshman sensation doesn't need to press too hard to lead his team to victories because the Huskers defense is lights out.

Robinson, on the other hand, will continue to find

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College Football Notebook: Week 2 Review

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

Week 2 is in the books and I'm back in New York, fresh off my visit to Columbus to watch Ohio State's easy defeat of Miami.

Let's get right into the notes for today:

+ Through two games, Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson leads the nation with an average of 442 total yards per contest. Fifty miles down the road, the University of Toledo has amassed a total of 395 yards in its first two games.

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