Black Heisman Trophy Race



Michigan's QB Denard Robinson

 The 2010 NCAA college football season is heading into its fourth week and the prestigious Heisman trophy race is underway.

The greatest award that a collegiate football player could receive has been surfacing around in the media for the past weeks concerning ex Heisman winner Reggie Bush. Bush won the award in 2005, but was ruled ineligible for accepting illegal benefits during his time at Southern California. After five years of investigation, Bush decided to return the Heisman to the committee and the 2005 slot will be vacated.

Now for the 2010 contenders, there are three Black quarterbacks that are in the hunt. There is Denard Robinson of No. 20 Michigan, Terrell Pryor of No. 2 Ohio State and Jacory Harris of No. 17 Miami FL.
Coming into the season Pryor and Harris received the most publicity out of the competitors.

Pryor has been on the radar since his freshman year as a Buckeye and had moderately lived up to his hype. In his first two years he displayed much frustration and immaturity on the field when his play was not up to par. This season Pryor looks to be much improved after working on his downfield vision and footwork mechanics during the offseason.



Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor

At 6-foot-6 and weighing 230 pounds Pryor is hard to bring down in the pocket and has the speed to get by the defense. Pryor probably put together his best collegiate game when the Buckeye’s defeated Harris and the Hurricane’s 36-24 as he passed for over 200 yards.

Harris might have been the favorite until his dismal performance. He passed for 232 yards but also had four interceptions and that really hurt his stock. If Harris can play at a high level for the remainder of the season and the Hurricanes have success, he will be back in the running.

So far Michigan’s Robinson has been the most spectacular player in the college football. After a sensational game in a win over Connecticut in week one, Robinson took it up a notch on the road against Notre Dame. Robinson totaled over 500 yards with two passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns and had the longest run in Notre Dame Stadium for 87 yards.

Robinson has been labeled the heir apparent to Michael Vick because of his speed and the excitement that he brings to the game.

The last Black quarterback to win the Heisman was Troy Smith of Ohio State in 2006 and these three are challenging each other to be the next to win the highest honor in college football.