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per Randy:
After the Gophers beat Colorado 49-7 on Sept. 17, Mohamed Ibrahim let out a humble chuckle when Tanner Morgan was asked if the running back, who had just rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns, should enter the Heisman Trophy conversation.
"He's got my vote,'' the Gophers quarterback said.
Thing is, Ibrahim isn't the only Minnesota player who's being mentioned as a dark-horse Heisman candidate. Morgan thrust himself into at least the peripheral conversation with his performance in the Gophers' 34-7 victory at Michigan State on Saturday when he completed 23 of 26 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns.
Pro Football Focus College, which uses advanced metrics to analyze players and teams, not only ranks Morgan as the top quarterback in the nation, his 95.2 grade is the best of any FBS player, period.
"If he keeps this up, the sixth-year senior could become Minnesota's first Heisman winner since 1941," Max Chadwick, a PFF College evaluator, tweeted Sunday.
Before anyone clears space in the Gophers Hall of Fame room next to Bruce Smith's stiff-armed statue, it must be noted that the season is only one-third complete, and Minnesota hasn't exactly played a murderer's row of opponents. New Mexico State, Western Illinois and Colorado are a combined 1-12. The throttling of the Spartans in East Lansing was impressive, but eight more Big Ten foes await.
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Go Gophers!!
After the Gophers beat Colorado 49-7 on Sept. 17, Mohamed Ibrahim let out a humble chuckle when Tanner Morgan was asked if the running back, who had just rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns, should enter the Heisman Trophy conversation.
"He's got my vote,'' the Gophers quarterback said.
Thing is, Ibrahim isn't the only Minnesota player who's being mentioned as a dark-horse Heisman candidate. Morgan thrust himself into at least the peripheral conversation with his performance in the Gophers' 34-7 victory at Michigan State on Saturday when he completed 23 of 26 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns.
Pro Football Focus College, which uses advanced metrics to analyze players and teams, not only ranks Morgan as the top quarterback in the nation, his 95.2 grade is the best of any FBS player, period.
"If he keeps this up, the sixth-year senior could become Minnesota's first Heisman winner since 1941," Max Chadwick, a PFF College evaluator, tweeted Sunday.
Before anyone clears space in the Gophers Hall of Fame room next to Bruce Smith's stiff-armed statue, it must be noted that the season is only one-third complete, and Minnesota hasn't exactly played a murderer's row of opponents. New Mexico State, Western Illinois and Colorado are a combined 1-12. The throttling of the Spartans in East Lansing was impressive, but eight more Big Ten foes await.
Gophers' Tanner Morgan, Mohamed Ibrahim give Heisman pundits something to talk about
College Football Insider: Four games is a small sample size, and they face long odds, but Morgan and Ibrahim are off to very strong starts.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!