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Yahoo Sports has Saquon Barkley as its Heisman favorite after seven weeks
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Seven weeks. That is how many weeks have been played so far this college football season. And through those seven weeks, Yahoo Sports still has Penn State running back Saquon Barkley as its Heisman favorite.
Here is what Yahoo Sports had to say about having Barkley as the No. 1 candidate through seven weeks:
“Penn State picked a pretty good weekend to have a bye, didn’t it? As chaos unfolded with four top 10 teams losing to unranked opponents, the Nittany Lions had some time off before preparing for a really tough three-week stretch to round out October and begin November. PSU, now ranked No. 2, hosts No. 19 Michigan on Saturday night before traveling to Columbus to face No. 6 Ohio State and then heading to East Lansing to play No. 18 Michigan State. Those three games give Barkley a chance to shine on a huge stage. With the spectacular performance against Iowa sandwiched in between, Barkley failed to rush for 100 yards in four of PSU’s last five games. Barkley is 21st in rushing yards, but has contributed in the passing game and on special teams, giving him a more well-rounded résumé compared to other running backs. Barkley leads the country in all-purpose yards per game (217) and is fifth in the Big Ten in receptions (29) and eighth in receiving yards (395). When all is said and done, he will have a lot of work to do to hold off Bryce Love.”
I definitely agree that Barkley will have to keep on rolling to hold off Stanford Bryce Love.
Also, Yahoo Sports mentioned that Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett could creep back into the Heisman conversation here soon with games against Penn State, Michigan State, and Michigan on the horizon.
You can read Yahoo Sports’ full Heisman rankings here.