USC’s Sanchez moves into second
For the second week in a row, Missouri senior quarterback Chase Daniel leads the Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll , a weekly straw poll consisting of 10 Heisman-voting members of the college football media.
Daniel, coming off a 405-yard, 4-touchdown performance in a 69-17 win over Nevada, collected 4 first-place votes and 44 points to move comfortably ahead of USC junior quarterback Mark Sanche z, who surged into second place (3 first-place votes, 30 points) on the strength of his 4 touchdown passes in the Trojans’ 35-3 win over Ohio State.
Even though Daniel is the current favorite, voters were impressed by Sanchez, who trying to become the third USC quarterback this decade to win the Heisman.
"Sanchez has been excellent – and at times spectacular – like the other QBs I have listed,"
said one voter. "However, I feel like he’s faced the best competition thus far. In my opinion, his four touchdown passes against Ohio State’s defense sets him apart at this time."
Florida junior quarterback Tim Tebow dropped to third (3 first-place votes, 28 points) after a bye week, while Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford jumped into fourth place (24 points) after throwing 5 touchdown passes against Washington.
BYU junior quarterback Max Hall rounded out the top 5 (10 points).
This Week’s Poll with total points and first place votes (in parentheses):
Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri–44 (4)
Mark Sanchez, QB, USC–30 (3)
Tim Tebow, QB, Florida–28 (3)
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma–24
Max Hall, QB, BYU–10
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia–6
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech–4
Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State–1
Patrick Pinkney, QB, East Carolina–1
Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina–1
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri–1
The Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll is made up of 10 Heisman voters from across the country and will be conducted each week during the college football season. The idea is to get a good sense of voter sentiment as the season progresses. The panel votes for five players each week. Tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, four points for a second-place vote, three points for a third-place vote, two points for a fourth-place vote and one point for a fifth-place vote.
Members of the panel include: Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, Olin Buchanan of Rivals.com, Tom Dienhart of Rivals.com, Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com, J.B. Morris of ESPN.com, Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman, Austin Murphy of Sports Illustrated, B.J. Schecter of Sports Illustrated, Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated and Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.
