Midseason Heisman Contenders and Pretenders
Tyler Kemp We are more than six weeks into the College Football season which means two things: 1) the perennial College Football Playoff contenders are beginning to establish themselves and 2) the legitimate contenders for the Heisman trophy are beginning to make their presence felt on the field and making their case to the voters. Although there are a handful of great players that are worthy of a seat at the Playstation Theater in New York City in December, only a select few will be able to make the flight to the Big Apple. The contenders are the players that have a strong chance of hearing their name called as a potential winner. On the other hand, the pretenders have a solid chance, but are likely to fall somewhere within the 6-10 range on the voter's list. Here's where the top players land: Pretender: Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville) It's only right that I start with the defending winner from a year ago. Although Jackson is currently 4th in the country in passing...