When a backmost has 503 full yards successful a triumph that vaults his squad into superior playoff contention against its biggest rival, radical are going to instrumentality notice. Not surprisingly, Caleb Williams' show for USC against UCLA helped him ascend up the Heisman Trophy rankings from the No. 3 spot to No. 1, surpassing C.J. Stroud of Ohio State.
Blake Corum (Michigan) and Max Duggan (TCU) took vantage of immoderate different contenders struggling to rejoin the apical five. Even though Corum near Michigan's triumph implicit Illinois with a limb injury, helium inactive rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown connected lone 18 carries. They regenerate Hendon Hooker (Tennessee) who tore his ACL precocious successful a nonaccomplishment to South Carolina, and Drake Maye, whose Tar Heels were shocked by Georgia Tech.
And present Rivalry Week is here, truthful adjacent week's rankings volition astir apt beryllium shaken up erstwhile again. But let's not get excessively acold up of ourselves. Let's alternatively get to this week's Heisman standings, apical Heisman moments of the week and what to ticker for successful this weekend's action.
Voting methodology: Twelve voters ranked their apical 5 contenders, with 5 points for a first-place ballot down to 1 constituent for a fifth-place vote.
Top 5 contenders
1. Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Total points: 52 (first-place votes: 8)
Week 12 notables: Williams made a Heisman-worthy connection against No. 16 UCLA. He completed 74.4% of his passes and threw for a career-high 470 yards and 2 touchdowns. He besides contributed connected the crushed with 33 yards and a people to assistance assistance the Trojans to a 48-45 triumph implicit the crosstown rival Bruins. For weeks, Williams clung to his No. 3 lasting successful the Heisman race. But aft his play connected Saturday, helium present leads the pack. This season, helium is liable for 40 full touchdowns, which is tied with Bo Nix (Oregon), Clayton Tune (Houston) and Austin Reed (Western Kentucky) for the astir successful the FBS.
Heisman odds: +100
2. C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
Total points: 43 (first-place votes: 3)
Week 12 notables: Against Maryland, Stroud threw for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and zero interceptions portion completing 60% of his passes. Not a flashy day, but helium got the occupation done to bring Ohio State to a 43-30 victory, and helium made it 3 consecutive games without being sacked. Stroud's top trial of the play volition travel this Saturday against Michigan, and his show volition clasp a batch of value connected wherever helium volition decorativeness successful the Heisman race.
Heisman odds: -110
3. Max Duggan, QB, TCU
Total points: 28 (first-place votes: 0)
Week 12 notables: Once again, Duggan recovered a mode to usher TCU to victory. He defied each likelihood to substance No. 4 TCU to a 29-28 determination implicit Baylor. Duggan threw for 357 yards and 1 touchdown, completing 68.6% of his passes. He led the squad successful rushing with 50 yards and 1 score. And the Horned Frogs are 11-0 for the archetypal clip since 2010.
Heisman odds: +3000
4. Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
Total points: 22 (first-place votes: 0)
Week 12 notables: In Michigan's adjacent triumph implicit Illinois, Corum ran for 108 yards and 1 touchdown. He besides had 2 receptions for 39 yards, earlier his time was chopped abbreviated by a near genu wounded earlier halftime. He returned for 1 transportation successful the 2nd fractional but sat retired the remainder of the contest.
Heisman odds: +1500
5. Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia
Total points: 8 (first-place votes: 0)
Week 12 notables: Bennett and No. 1 Georgia support rolling. Against a pesky Kentucky defense, helium completed 68.4% of his passes and threw for 116 yards with 1 interception. He besides helped connected the ground, moving for 25 yards to assistance assistance the Bulldogs past the Wildcats and to an 11-0 record.
Heisman odds: +5000
Others receiving votes (total points successful parentheses): Bo Nix, Oregon (5), Bryce Young, Alabama (2), Hendon Hooker, Tennessee (2), Drake Maye, North Carolina (2), Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota (1)
Blind comparisons: Heisman edition
For this week's Heisman watch, we're giving you 4 unsighted comparisons betwixt existent contenders and erstwhile winners. You'll work their stats without knowing precisely who they beryllium to. Some mightiness not travel arsenic a shock, but immoderate mightiness astonishment you with however they comparison to others who are inactive successful the speech oregon person already proved themselves.
Blind QB examination No. 1
Player A: 3,480 passing yards, 33 passing TDs, 3 INTs, 64.9% completion rate, 316 rushing yards, 7 rushing TDs, 85.4 Total QBR, 10-1 record
Player B: 3,584 passing yards, 38 passing TDs, 3 INTs, 71.7% completion rate, 14 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 88.4 Total QBR, 10-1 record
Both players person accounted for 40 full touchdowns and are considered to beryllium apical draught picks erstwhile they participate the league. Player A is Caleb Williams' stat enactment from this year. Player B is Bryce Young done 11 games past season, erstwhile helium won it all.
Blind QB examination No. 2
Player A: 3,011 passing yards, 14 passing TDs, 6 INTs, 67.8% completion rate, 169 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns, 84.5 Total QBR, 11-0 record
Player B: 2,858 passing yards, 26 passing TDs, 3 INTs, 66.2% completion rate, 291 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs, 78.6 Total QBR, 11-0 record
Both players person led their teams to cleanable 11-0 records and are considered to beryllium "sleepers" successful this year's race. Stetson Bennett (Player A) has amassed much passing yards and a greater Total QBR arsenic the person of the reigning nationalist champions. However, Max Duggan (Player B) has 10 much full touchdowns, less interceptions and much rushing yards.
Blind QB examination No. 3
Player A: 2,991 passing yards, 35 passing TDs, 4 INTs, 66.45% completion rate, 77 rushing yards, 89.7 Total QBR, 11-0 record
Player B: 3,614 passing yards, 34 passing TDs, 4 INTS, 68.8% completion rate, 597 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs, 86.2 Total QBR, 9-2 record
Player B has astir 700 much passing yards and implicit 500 much rushing yards than Player A, but Player A has a amended Total QBR and has guided his squad to a cleanable 11-0 record. Both volition beryllium playing for their respective league championships. It's a toss-up. Player A is Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, and Player B is North Carolina's Drake Maye.
Blind RB examination No. 4
Player A: 19 TDs, 1,524 yards, 277 rushes, 5.5-yard average, 54 yards longest run
Player B: 18 TDs, 1,457 yards, 245 rushes, 5.9-yard average, 61 yards longest run
Player C: 21 TDs, 1,526 yards, 249 rushes, 6.1-yard average, 74 yards longest run
It's a agelong changeable that Minnesota's Mohamed Ibrahim (Player A) oregon Michigan's Blake Corum (Player B) could rival Derrick Henry's (Player C) ascendant Heisman Trophy-winning play from 2015 with Alabama, but done 11 games, their stats are not excessively acold off. Ibrahim has eclipsed the 1,500-yard mark, and helium and Corum are adjacent to scoring 20 TDs.
Top Heisman moments this past week
1. Caleb Williams uses his physicality to flight unit and find an unfastened Kyle Ford for a 49-yard gain.
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 20, 20222. Look astatine this throw! Max Duggan shows disconnected his limb spot to acceptable up Kendre Miller for this 77-yard play.
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Max Duggan finds Taye Barber for a summation of 77 yards, Kendre Miller rushes successful for the touchdown.
3. Blake Corum welcomed Illinois to the Big House with a 37-yard tally that acceptable up the Wolverines to people the archetypal touchdown of the afternoon.
Blake Corum doing Blake Corum things connected the game's archetypal play. 💥@blake_corum x @UMichFootball pic.twitter.com/H92Kau7y6z
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 19, 2022Heisman crippled of the week
No. 3 Michigan astatine No. 2 Ohio State (Saturday, noon ET, Fox)
With a travel to the Big Ten title game, a spot successful the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy each connected the line, nary rivalry crippled this twelvemonth has higher stakes than Michigan vs. Ohio State. Heisman hopefuls C.J. Stroud and Blake Corum volition look off, and however each performs tin marque oregon interruption his candidacy for this year's race. Corum volition look disconnected against the No. 15 unreserved defence successful Ohio State, portion Stroud volition vie against the No. 5 walk defence successful Michigan. Last year, Stroud threw 349 yards and 2 touchdowns successful the Buckeyes' 42-27 loss, portion Corum had six carries for 87 yards arsenic a backup to Hassan Haskins. After falling to the No. 2 spot successful these Heisman rankings, if Stroud wants to instrumentality arsenic the front-runner, this volition beryllium the crippled for him to marque his case. Likewise, if Corum wants to show that helium should determination up the rankings, Saturday is the time to beryllium it.
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