Heisman

Congratulations to Robbert Griffin the 3rd who won the 77th Heisman trophy!! He beat out early season favorite Andrew Luck who is sure to be the number one pick in this years draft by showing off his ability to not only throw, but to run the ball effectively and led his team back to national rankings. He is one of very few juniors to win this prestigious award!

While all five candidates were very good choices, i personally believe that Montee Ball from the University of Wisconsin should have won the award. Both Montee and Russell Willson were prolific players, Montee finished just behind Barry Sanders for most touchdowns in a season by scoring 38 times!! That is an average of just under3 touchdowns a game!! On top of all that, Montee averaged 6.5 yards everytime he touched the football! That is over half of a first down everytime he touches the ball, and he ended the year with 1,622 total yards!! I also believe Russell would have been another good choice as he had the difficult task of changing schools and learning a new offense, and he excelled at it. Willson threw for a total of 2,692 yards and 28 touchdowns passes, while rushing for 325 yards and five touchdowns.

Next on the schedule is the Rose Bowl!! The badgers will face the always tough Oregon ducks who are lead by their coach Chip Kelly and their running back LaMichael James who has had 3 straight 1,500 rushing yard seasons. Last year in the Rose Bowl the badgers lost a heart breaker to TCU, but this year i think they have the talent to put it to Oregon and come away with a huge win for the Big 10.