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Inside the Heisman Arms Race

How the three candidates shake out

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2008 1:26 PM CST
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(Newser) – Each was a dominant performer who steered his team into title contention and, for the first time since 2001, each is a quarterback. So how will voters pick between Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy, this year’s Heisman contenders? The winner will be announced tonight, and no clear favorite has emerged. One voter, 2001 winner Eric Crouch, gave the Washington Post a look at his ballot, in which he had Bradford first, McCoy second, and Tebow last.

Tebow won last year, and he finished strong this year to lead Florida to the BCS title game. But his slow start and statistical decline sank him for Crouch. McCoy, meanwhile, racked up the highest single-season completion record in NCAA history (74.9%) while leading Texas in rushing with 576 yards. But to Crouch, even that couldn’t match Bradford’s performance atop a stunning Oklahoma offense that scored 702 points.

Heisman finalists Sam Bradford, left, of Oklahoma, Colt McCoy, center, of Texas, and Tim Tebow, of Florida, pose for a photo after the ESPNU College Football Awards ceremony, Dec. 11, 2008.
Heisman finalists Sam Bradford, left, of Oklahoma, Colt McCoy, center, of Texas, and Tim Tebow, of Florida, pose for a photo after the ESPNU College Football Awards ceremony, Dec. 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Heisman finalists Sam Bradford, left, of Oklahoma, Colt McCoy, center, of Texas, and Tim Tebow, of Florida, pose for a photo after The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards ceremony, Dec. 11, 2008.
Heisman finalists Sam Bradford, left, of Oklahoma, Colt McCoy, center, of Texas, and Tim Tebow, of Florida, pose for a photo after The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards ceremony, Dec. 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
In this Aug. 30, 2008, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow looks for a receiver during the first half of a football game against Hawaii in Gainesville, Fla.
In this Aug. 30, 2008, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow looks for a receiver during the first half of a football game against Hawaii in Gainesville, Fla.   (AP Photo)
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carol
Dec 13, 2008 1:49 AM CST
Even tho being an ex Texas Tech Raider and not a fan of the Lornhorns, I would like McCoy to win. The BCS is still not a perfect system in picking out the best two teams to compete in the championship game and Utah as well as the one-loss teams had just as much right to it. Picking McCoy (who definitely was an outstanding QB) would help put out the flames of this controversial year.

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