Ohio State<\/a> easily covered their games and Wisconsin had a bye.<\/p>\nBarkley Making Case<\/h2>\n
Meanwhile Penn State\u2019s running back is making a strong case to be the first at that position to win the Heisman since Alabama\u2019s Derrick Henry in 2015. Quarterbacks have dominated the competition with signal callers taking home the hardware 14 of 16 previous years.<\/p>\n
Barkley would like to break up that monopoly and after his performance against Iowa made a serious case for his name being called. The junior rushed for 211 yards on 28 carries including a touchdown.<\/p>\n
He was also the team\u2019s leading receiver, finishing with 12 catches for 94 yards. His most impressive feat might have involved him not touching the ball.<\/p>\n
The team was down 19-15 to the Hawkeyes with four seconds to go at the 7-yard line. Barkley picked up a blitzing linebacker, protecting quarterback Trace McSorley. That block allowed McSorley enough time to fire the game-winning touchdown pass.<\/p>\n
Penn State Head Coach James Franklin made his case for his player to win the Heisman.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis guy was unbelievable,\u201d Franklin said after the game about Barkley. \u201cI didn\u2019t get to watch it from a fan\u2019s perspective, but from a coach\u2019s perspective, I can\u2019t imagine there is a better player in the country than this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While oddsmakers haven\u2019t changed their minds on who they believe will win college football\u2019s national championship, they do have a new darling for who they think will take home the Heisman Trophy. The preseason selections for teams to win the final game don\u2019t look much different after four weeks of play. Alabama remained the top […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":59381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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