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HEISMAN PROS & CONS

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 4, 2007

Colt Brennan

QB Hawaii, Sr.

Team record: 12-0.

Optimistic view: Senior leader of nation's only unbeaten team. Set NCAA career record for touchdown passes (131).

Pessimistic view: Hawaii's soft WAC schedule. Many of Brennan's best performances came with mainland voters already in bed.

Chase Daniel

QB, , Missouri, Jr.

Team record: 11-2.

Optimistic view: Had great night (40 of 49, 361 yards) against Kansas. Completed at least 59 percent of his passes in first 12 games.

Pessimistic view: Received virtually no preseason hype. Had his least-productive game Saturday in the prime-time Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma.
Darren McFadden
RB Arkansas, Jr.

Team record: 8-4.

Optimistic view: Finished second in last season's Heisman voting. Tied SEC record with 321 yards vs. S. Carolina. Had game of his life vs. No. 1-ranked LSU (201 yards rushing)

Pessimistic view: Played on a four-loss team. Dropped off the Heisman radar with a 17-carry, 43-yard game against Auburn.
Tim Tebow
QB, Florida, So.

Team record: 9-3.

Optimistic view: First player ever with 20 rushing touchdowns and 20 passing touchdowns. Appeared on national magazine covers before starting his first game at UF.

Pessimistic view: May be overexposed, causing a voting backlash. Team finished third in SEC East. Sophomore has never won the Heisman.

Pat White

QB, West Virginia, Jr.

Team record: 10-2.

Optimistic view: Averaged 161 yards rushing per game in four wins that lifted Mountaineers to Big East Conference title.

Pessimistic view: Too many turnovers in loss against USF. Injured in final game against Pittsburgh.

Joey Johnston

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