Orton has a big lead and rightfully so. 17 TD's with 0 picks is amazing.
Benson from Texas is the closest one to him. Cedric has rushed for between 180 and 190 in all 4 games. If he gets 150 and they beat Oklahoma, it'll be a real battle for the Heisman all year long. I know, huge IF.
After that, the media folks love Leinart and Bush from USC. Bush gets a lot of talk about all-purpose yards, but he gets about 50-60 cheap yards each game. I'm talking about kickoff returns. If you run 3 or 4 kickoffs out to the 25 or 30 yard line each game, you get 70 to 100 "all-purpose yards" on kickoff returns. But you've really only given your team 20 to 40 yards of improved field position (as opposed to the 20 yard line). Bush is tough on punt returns, but doesn't get enough carries to rack up rushing yards. Norm Chow uses him in very creative, effective ways, however.
Leinart has been solid but not spectacular so far. But as long as USC keeps winning, he'll be considered. His young receivers are gaining experience.
Same with Jason White at Oklahoma. His attempts and TDs are down from last year, but if they go undefeated he'll be talked about. But many voters remember his last 2 games (4 picks combined in 2 losses), and will be reluctant to vote for him again. Which is a good thing for those of us wanting Archie's achievement to remain unique.
Rodgers, the Cal QB, has a chance to get noticed if they can once again beat USC this week. They've only played 3 games, so he doesn't have a lot of numbers yet.
David Greene, Georgia's QB, had 5 TD's against LSU Saturday, but I don't think he'll get enough big numbers to seriously challenge for the award.
Moats is an excellent running back at La Tech with good numbers and no chance at the Heisman.
)? Is Orton the frontrunner, in your opinion? He seems to be the media darling right now.
