By Chris Huston 11.5.18

The Buzz: Heisman news and views

Week 10 of the 2018 college football season is in the books.  We’re just three weeks away from the mailing of Heisman ballots.

Time for our traditional weekly feature that rounds up the latest Heisman news and updates from around the media world.

(Disclaimer — The Heisman Trophy Trust and Heisman.com does not endorse any college football player for the Heisman Memorial Trophy. The information contained here serves as a platform of information for fans and media, and is not intended to contain a definitive and comprehensive list of possible contenders.)

The Buzz

— Ranking the Heisman candidates from 247Sports, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated Fansided, The Houston Chronicle and The Athletic.

— This has been one of the weirdest Heisman races, writes SBNation, especially given that Tua Tagovailoa has not played all that much much.

Assuming Tagovailoa is needed for the entire time against Auburn and Georgia, that’d still be only three times this season in which he’s played a full game by Heisman time.

— NBC Sports says Tua Tagovailoa has this race on lockdown.  More praise for the ‘Bama quarterback from AL.com.

— Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray is right on Tagavailoa’s heels.

— Did Will Grier have his Heisman moment in beating Texas this past weekend? ESPN says yes.

— Bob Hertzel asks: What makes a Heisman winner?

Is it simply the best player? Is in the most valuable? Is it the most exciting? Is it the one with the best public relations behind it?

— Oklahoma Sooners 1969 Heisman winner Steve Owens was recently honored with a statue in his hometown.

— The grandson of Ohio State’s Hopalong Cassady, who won the Heisman in 1955, played a special role in the Nebraska-Ohio State game this past weekend. The Air Force pilot led the flyover before the game.

Capt. Cassady’s day job is flying the sophisticated B-2 stealth bomber out of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Kansas City. “It kind of brings everything together, my Air Force family and my Columbus family get to do everything this weekend,” Capt. Cassady said.

— Johnny Manziel is content with his first season in the Canadian Football League.

— How will Baker Mayfield‘s development be impacted by the coaching change at Cleveland?

— The Ravens want to get Lamar Jackson more involved in their offense.

NFL Heisman Update

Cam Newton had a big game against Tampa Bay, passing for 247 yards while completing 19 of 25 passes with 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 33 yards on 11 carries as the Panthers won, 42-28.

Mark Ingram rushed for 33 yards on 9 carries as the Saints handed the Rams their first loss, 45-35.

Lamar Jackson completed his only pass for 12 yards and rushed for 10 yards on 5 carries as Baltimore lost to Pittsburgh, 23-16.

Baker Mayfield was 29 of 42 passing for 275 yards and 2 TDs, but Cleveland fell to Kansas City, 37-21.

Marcus Mariota and Derrick Henry play on Monday night against the Cowboys.

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