It's deeper in the college football season, time to cut down the list. There's still just one name that matters, however...
1.) Cameron Newton – Jr. – Auburn – Quarterback
Last week: 18-24 passing, 209 yds, 2 TD – 11 rush, 45 yds – 1 rec. 20 yds, 1 TD – Beat Mississippi
Season: 108-162 passing, 1,573 yds, 15 TD, 5 INT – 168 rush, 1,122 yds, 14 TD – 2 rec. 42 yds, 1 TD
We’ve seen Newton pass, seen him run and even seen him punt. Now we've seen him catch. Newton caught a leaping touchdown fade in the corner of the endzone Saturday, out-jumping a Mississippi defender. It wasn’t his first catch of the year, however, Newton brought in a catch for 22 yards already, but this one was a score in a big game. The catch wasn’t quite the Heisman moment Eric Crouch had following his 41 yard catch and run against Oklahoma, but it was another phenomenal feat by the Auburn quarterback.
2.) LaMichael James – Soph. – Oregon – Running Back
Last week: 36 rush, 239 yds, 3 TD – 1 rec. -2 yds – Beat USC
Season: 170 rush, 1,210 yds, 7.1 avg. 14 TD – 5 rec. 119 yds, 1 TD
James rushed for 239 yards on a weak USC rush defense but it was James third 200 yard performance of the year, while also a three touchdown game. James is continuously college football’s best running back every week this season. The sophomore rarely takes a play off, which is something when talking about the fast paced offense of the Ducks. James will have his chance later in the year against Arizona and Oregon State, two decent rush defenses, for a Heisman moment. Until then he gets to chew up Washington and California.
3.) Kellen Moore – Jr. – Boise State – Quarterback
Last Week: 20-28 passing, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT – Beat Louisiana Tech
Season: 125-179 passing, 1,865 yds, 18 TD, 2 INT
Moore doubled his 2009 season interception total last week throwing an interception against Louisiana Tech at home. The junior has now tossed just three interceptions in two years. Moore’s numbers as a whole though, are taking a hit this season, mostly because he has sat in the second half of all but three games this season. Hawaii comes to Boise this week and the Warriors probably won’t be taken lightly by the Broncos. They’ve won six straight games and gave fellow WAC QB and Heisman hopeful, Colin Kaepernick, his worst game of the season.
4.) Andrew Luck – Jr. – Stanford – Quarterback
Last week: 19-26 passing, 192 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT – 5 rush, 92 yds, 1 TD – Beat Washington
Season: 152-226 passing, 1,920 yds, 20 TD, 6 INT – 40 rush, 345 yds, 3 TD
Luck has now gone two week in a row without throwing for over 200 yards. The Cardinal, however, have won three straight since the Oregon loss and Luck is still putting up decent numbers. The junior passer wasn’t asked to do a whole lot in a 41-0 rout at Washington. It’s also hard to say Luck got the better of the matchup against fellow NFL Draft competition Jake Locker, as Locker was knocked from the game with cracked ribs. A feisty Arizona team lies in wake for Luck and the Cardinal.
5.) Justin Blackmon – Soph. – Oklahoma State – Wide Receiver
Last week: Suspended one game
Season: 62 rec. 1,112 yds, 14 TD – 3 rush, 8 yds
Blackmon sat this week after his DUI arrest following the Monday Night Football game in Dallas. As mentioned before, Blackmon is having a better season statistically than past Oklahoma State Cowboy Dez Bryant. More importantly, the Cowboys are ranked No. 17 in the BCS and have a chance to move up with a win over Baylor this week. After what Blackmon did against one of the nation’s best corners in Prince Amukamara of Nebraska, there’s no reason to think he won’t have a big game against Baylor Saturday.
6.) Denard Robinson – Soph. – Michigan – Quarterback
Last week: 11-23 passing, 190 yds, 1 TD – 27 rush, 191 yds, 3 TD – Lost to Penn State
Season: 108-166 passing, 1,509 yds, 10 TD, 5 INT – 164 rush, 1,287 yds, 12 TD
I feel for Robinson. The sophomore has had to carry the Michigan offense this season, but he’s also had to carry the entire team. There hasn’t been a running back in the Michigan backfield that has stepped up capable of stealing carries from Robinson and the young QB hasn’t always got a lot of help from his receiving corps. The biggest problem Robinson faces is not the opposing defenses left on the schedule, but his own defense. Robinson passed for 190 yards and a score and rushed for another 191 and three scores against the Nittany Lions, accounting for all of Michigan's scores, while his defense gave up 41 points. It was Robinson sixth game this season with 300 plus offensive yards.
*Stockup – Stock down – Neutral
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