Winning a Heisman Trophy puts an athlete in a very, very exclusive club. It also punches your ticket to the “Heisman House” commercials, so there’s that, too. Well, if you can stand to hang out with Michigan’s Desmond Howard that is.
Ohio State has a long history of Heisman trophies, tied for the most of any program with Notre Dame and Oklahoma (seven). Sorry USC, Reggie Bush took the Trojans’ total down to six after he was stripped of his.
This year the Buckeyes have another Heisman hopeful, quarterback C.J. Stroud. He was one of the front-runners for the bronze statue in the preseason and nothing has happened to change that aside from Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker coming on strong after the victory over Alabama and the offensive numbers he’s putting up.
Each week, we like to check in on the updated odds and performances of the players that are on the shortlist to stiff-arm the competition and take arguably the most coveted individual award in all of American sports home.
Stroud has been at or near the top so far this season, but after a week in the offense didn’t look like its potent self against Iowa, did it change things? Here are the updated odds according to Tipico, and last week’s performances of the top guys to compare it all.
Where do Stroud and the other top contenders stand after Week 8?
No. 11 (tie) - Drake Maye, North Carolina QB
Current Odds
+6000 ⇓
Stats Last Week
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2022 Stats So Far
162-of-231 for 2,283 yards, 24 TDs, 3 INTs
No. 11 (tie) - Sam Hartman, Wake Forest QB
Current Odds
+6000 ⇑
Stats Last Week
25-of-40 for 313 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
2022 Stats So Far
124-of-193 for 1,755 yards, 21 TDs, 3 INTs
No. 9 (tie) - Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State QB
Current Odds
+5000 ⇓
Stats Last Week
34-of-57 for 391 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
2022 Stats So Far
154-of-262 for 2,030 yards, 15 TDs, 4 INTs
No. 9 (tie) - Haynes King, Texas A&M QB
Current Odds
+5000 ⇑
Stats Last Week
17-of-32 for 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
2022 Stats So Far
34-of-46 for 941 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs
No. 6 (tie) - Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama RB
Current Odds
+3000 ⇓
Stats Last Week
10 rushes for 37 yards, 1 TD
2022 Stats So Far
98 rushes for 672 yards, 6 TDs
No. 6 (tie) - Stetson Bennett, Georgia QB
Current Odds
+3000 ⇔
Stats Last Week
IDLE
2022 Stats So Far
162-of-229 for 2,033 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT
No. 6 (tie) - Bo Nix, Oregon QB
Current Odds
+3000 ⇑
Stats Last Week
22-of-28 for 283 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT
8 rushes for 51 yards, 0 TD
2022 Stats So Far
153-of-214 for 1,809 yards, 17 TDs, 3 INTs
48 rushes for 382 yards, 8 TDs
No. 5 - Bryce Young, Alabama QB
Current Odds
+2000 ⇔
Stats Last Week
35-of-52 for 455 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT
2022 Stats So Far
146-of-221 for 1,906 yards, 18 TDs, 3 INTs
26 rushes for 137 yards, 3 TDs
No. 3 (tie) - Caleb Williams, USC QB
Current Odds
+1200 ⇓
Stats Last Week
IDLE
2022 Stats So Far
147-of-170 for 1,971 yards, 19 TDs, 1 INT
59 rushes for 287 yards, 3 TDs
No. 3 (tie) - Blake Corum, Michigan RB
Current Odds
+1200 ⇔
Stats Last Week
IDLE
2022 Stats So Far
146 rushes for 901 yards, 13 TDs
No. 2 - Hendon Hooker, Tennessee QB
Current Odds
+190 ⇑
Stats Last Week
18-of-24 for 276 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT
4 rushes for 28 yards, 0 TD
2022 Stats So Far
137-of-194 for 2,093 yards, 18 TDs, 1 INT
63 rushes for 315 yards, 3 TDs
No. 1 - C.J. Stroud, Ohio State QB
Current Odds
-110 ⇑
Stats Last Week
20-of-30 for 286 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
2022 Stats So Far
133-of-190 for 2,023 yards, 28 TDs, 4 INTs
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