Every week this school soccer season, BetFTW will check out the 2024 Heisman Trophy race and break down the contenders. Examine again each week as one of the best faculty soccer gamers within the nation jockey for place with each oddsmakers and bettors. All odds through BetMGM.
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From ten, to eight, to seven, the record of Heisman contenders retains getting smaller and smaller. This week isn’t any exception as we’re down to 5 gamers remaining with a legit shot to win faculty soccer’s most coveted particular person award.
Colorado’s Travis Hunter is as soon as once more in pole place, in keeping with BetMGM, however for the primary time this season, his odds are shorter than even cash. In actual fact, it’s the primary time this season any participant has change into a consensus favourite.
Let’s dig in.
5. Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke (+1600)
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Odds Final Week (Opening Odds)
- Rourke: +2500 (Off The Board)
We will be sincere right here that Rourke continues to be a long-shot to win, however he’s actually taken over because the probably spoiler marketing campaign. So long as Indiana stays undefeated — and Rourke retains placing up foolish numbers — he’ll be price monitoring.
On he season, the Ohio switch is as much as 2,410 passing yards, 23 whole touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Rourke holds the second-best QBR (88.6) within the FBS.
4. Miami (Fla.) QB Cam Ward (+850)
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Odds Final Week (Opening Odds)
Miami’s magic lastly ran out by the hands of Georgia Tech, naturally, and now we’re left to marvel what Cam Ward can do. The participant with arguably essentially the most “Heisman moments” within the subject has to get the Hurricanes again on monitor to win the ACC and has fairly a easy path to take action.
Solely Wake Forest and Syracuse stay on the Canes’ schedule. That ought to be straightforward work for Ward, who already leads the nation in passing yards (3,494), passing touchdowns (32) and QBR (89.5).
3. Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty (+500)
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Odds Final Week (Opening Odds)
- Jeanty: +500 (Off The Board)
Boise State’s head-turning tailback now leads within the nation in dashing by greater than 400 yards whereas additionally main FBS with 23 dashing touchdowns. He’s averaging 7.7 yards per carry now, which is sort of a disappointment given how he started the yr.
Crossing the two,000-yard threshold isn’t a assure to win the Heisman by any means, however it ought to be sufficient to ship Jeanty to New York as a finalist.
2. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel (+375)
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel runs for a landing throughout his group’s recreation in opposition to Oregon State, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.
Odds Final Week (Opening Odds)
If Oregon wins out and clinches the No. 1 seed within the School Soccer Playoff — each of which appear extraordinarily doubtless — Gabriel shall be headed to New York as effectively. Contemplating the Geese have endured a wild journey schedule whereas defeating the likes of No. 2 Ohio State, No. 20 Illinois, Michigan and Boise State, the quarterback’s 2,848 passing yards and 28 whole touchdowns on simply 5 interceptions are wildly spectacular.
1. Colorado WR/DB Travis Hunter (-105)
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Odds Final Week (Opening Odds)
Outright favourite.
Can anybody decelerate Travis Hunter? Does Colorado have to win out to ensure that the two-way star to win the Heisman? The solutions to each have seemingly been ‘no’ all yr lengthy, however as the ultimate group of contenders struggle for votes down the stretch, don’t be shocked if the goalposts start to maneuver a bit.
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