Fans knew it would be close but the final 2008 Heisman voting came down to 151 points between the first and third place finishers. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford ended up edging out Texas quarterback Colt McCoy to take home this season’s Heisman Trophy. The two Big 12 QBs didn’t get the most first place votes (that honor fell to third place finisher Tim Tebow) but Bradford pulled in enough place votes to “earn” the trophy.
The final voting totals for the top three are below:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford, Oklahoma | 300 | 315 | 196 | 1,726 |
| Colt McCoy, Texas | 266 | 288 | 230 | 1,640 |
| Tim Tebow, Florida | 309 | 207 | 234 | 1,575 |
Kirk Herbstreit and Co. discuss how the voting broke down right after the presentation:
It wouldn’t surprise me if both Bradford and Tebow test the NFL draft waters but if they don’t we could see these same three finalists again next December. McCoy is coming back for sure and will certainly be at the top of a very short list of Heisman favorites in 2009.
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy has rocketed to the top of every Heisman poll and this week garnered every single first place vote in the poll of ESPN’s experts. But he also has at least one vote from someone that matters, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow:
Tebow, who could become the first player since Ohio State’s Archie Griffin in 1975 to win consecutive Heismans, said Monday that Texas quarterback Colt McCoy is his top choice right now.
“Being smart and just looking at guys who are having a good year, he obviously is someone to look at and would probably be my top guy I’d vote for right now,” Tebow said. “He’s playing extremely well and doing a great job leading his team and handles it with a lot of class, too.”
Like every other former winner, Tebow has a vote in the poll along with 870 media members. If the season ended today, it appears that Colt would receive a ton of first place votes and run away with the award.
The Rocky Mountain News’ weekly Heisman poll has been going strong for over 20 years and is one of the most accurate predictors of the winner of the award out there. In this week’s poll Texas quarterback Colt McCoy has vaulted to the top of their list. Nine out of the ten sportswriters voting put McCoy in the number one spot, giving him a comfortable lead over Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
Check out the top five in the Heisman Trophy poll below:
| Player | School | Last week | Points|
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy, QB | Texas | 28-for-35 passing, 277 yards, 2 TDs | 49 (9) |
| Sam Bradford, QB | Oklahoma | 28-for-39 passing, 387 yards, 5 TDs | 24 |
| Javon Ringer, RB | Michigan State | 35 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TDs | 21 |
| Chase Daniel, QB | Missouri | 39-for-52 passing, 390 yards, 1 TD | 16 (1) |
| Tim Tebow, QB | Florida | 14-for-21 passing 210 yards, 2 TDs | 14 |
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