The college football season is only at the halfway point, but the race for the Heisman Trophy appears to be one man’s to lose.
That man, of course, is Tua Tagovailoa. The Alabama quarterback continues to lead the weekly USA TODAY Network Heisman survey. Following another efficient outing in a Crimson Tide romp past Arkansas, he was named first by all but one of the 15 official Heisman voters who work for the USA TODAY Network. He now has 18 touchdown tosses for the season without an interception, and has an unheard of passer rating of 258.40.
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is a distant second in the survey this week. He threw for four scores and ran for another while nearly engineering a huge comeback against Texas, but he also threw an interception and lost a key fumble that helped the Longhorns claim the upset victory.
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins is third overall and received the remaining first-place nod following a six-touchdown performance against Indiana. Two more quarterbacks, West Virginia’s Will Grier and Penn State’s Trace McSorley, round out the top five.
Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor are the only non-quarterbacks to get mentions.
