Everett, Wash.
Published: Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Daniel remains atop Heisman Poll

Scripps Howard News Service

 Missouri's Chase Daniel maintained the top spot in the Scripps Howard News Service weekly Heisman Trophy poll, but a fellow Big 12 Conference quarterback, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, cut the lead from 15 points to seven.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, last year's Heisman winner, and Southern Cal QB Mark Sanchez dropped out of the top five after their teams were upset last week.

Compiled by the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the Scripps Poll is in its 22nd year, making it the longest-running weekly Heisman Trophy ranking in the country. The final poll taken in December correctly has predicted the Heisman winner in 18 of the previous 21 seasons. Ten voters select five players each week. The tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, four points for second, etc. First-place votes are in parentheses.

Here is this week's poll, with statistics from last week:


1. Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri, Did not play, 43 (7).

2. Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma, 19-for-34 passing, 411 yards, 4 TDs, 36 (1).

3. Colt McCoy, QB, Texas, 17-for-19, 185 yards passing, 2 TDs; 84 yards rushing, 2 TD runs, 20 (1)

4. Max Hall, QB, Did not play, 15.

5. Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State, 44 rushes, 198 yards, 1 TD, 1.3

Others receiving votes: Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri), 5 (1); Tim Tebow (QB, Florida), 5; Donald Brown (RB, Connecticut), 4; Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia), 3; John Parker Wilson (QB, Alabama), 3; David Johnson (QB, Tulsa), 1; Mark Sanchez (QB, Southern California), 1; Charles Scott (RB, Louisiana State), 1.

Voters: Kirk Bohls, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com; Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Mike Griffith, The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel; Michael Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune; Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News; John Lindsay, Scripps Howard News Service; Tom Luicci, The (Newark) Star-Ledger; John Rohde, The Oklahoman.
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