The Heisman Predictor: Week 12
To win the Heisman, Tim Tebow must pass through the needle's eye.
We are another week closer to the Heisman ceremony and the trophy is still up for grabs between Mark Ingram, Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy. But here's the kicker: Of the three, Tebow has the worst chance of winning the Heisman.
This weekend's matchups won't make the race any clearer, so let's take a look at what each candidate needs to do over the next few weeks to win the award.
To see exactly what each player must do to win the Heisman Trophy, and how to impress your friends by relying on Ryan McCrystal's formula, which has predicted the last six Heisman Trophy winners, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Week 18
- 12/29: Joyner: Evaluating Dan Williams
- 12/29: Muench: TE Graham is solid
- 12/28: Weidl: Bruce Carter stands out
Week 17
- 12/23: Kiper: Regrading the 2009 NFL draft
- 12/22: McShay: 2009 All-Satellite team
- 12/22: Joyner: Evaluating Bruce Campbell
- 12/22: Kiper: Big Board
- 12/21: Weidl: OT Davis continues to impress
Week 16
- 12/18: Mel's Matchups: Bowl edition
- 12/17: BtBB: Guys just off the Big Board
- 12/17: Muench: Campbell has big upside
- 12/16: Kiper: Big Board
- 12/16: McShay: Locker's decision risky
- 12/15: Muench: Okung leads OTs
- 12/15: Heisman Predictor: Epilogue
- 12/15: Joyner: Evaluating Anthony Davis
Week 15
- 12/11: FBO: Why Kelly can succeed at ND
- 12/10: Muench: Texas defense is loaded
- 12/10: BtBB: Workout warriors
- 12/9: McShay: Senior QBs struggling
- 12/8: Muench: Examining the RB class
- 12/8: Joyner: Evaluating Tim Tebow
- 12/8: Heisman Predictor: McCoy wins
- 12/7: Weidl: Suh's stock continues to rise
- 12/7: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 14
- 12/4: McShay: Draft buzz Week 14
- 12/3: McShay: TE Hernandez is versatile
- 12/2: BtBB: Rise of Clausen, fall of Dunlap
- 12/2: Mag: The four best freshmen RBs
- 12/2: McShay: Haden will be best pro
- 12/1: Heisman Predictor: Looks like McCoy
- 12/1: FBO: Rebuilding the Golden Dome
- 12/1: Muench: Snead should return
- 12/1: Joyner: Evaluating the Big Suh
- 11/30: Weidl: Dunlap cementing status
- 11/30: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 13
- 11/25: McShay: Mallett has potential
- 11/25: BtBB: Evaluating the DT class
- 11/24: Heisman Predictor: Tebow falling
- 11/24: Joyner: Evaluating Rolando McClain
- 11/23: Muench: Suh is a first-round lock
- 11/23: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 12
- 11/20: McShay: Draft buzz for Week 12
- 11/20: Mag: Life of a PSU mascot
- 11/18: Muench: OL Bowman has all the tools
- 11/18: BtBB: The junior jump (or not)
- 11/18: McShay: DE Morgan heads class
- 11/17: Joyner: Trent Williams is overrated
- 11/17: Heisman Predictor: Gerhart rising
- 11/16: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 11
- 11/13: McShay: Draft buzz for Week 11
- 11/12: McShay: Top 5 tight ends
- 11/11: FBO: TCU deserves a title shot
- 11/10: Mag: Bill Curry is building a program
- 11/10: Muench: Gerhart's draft stock rising
- 11/10: Joyner: McCoy is the total package
- 11/10: Heisman Predictor: Down to three
- 11/9: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 10
- 11/4: BtBB: The fall of Taylor Mays
- 11/4: FBO: Offensive plans for LSU, 'Bama
- 11/3: Heisman Predictor: A new favorite
- 11/3: Joyner: Cody shows areas of concern
- 11/2: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Week 9
- 10/29: Muench: Austin faces tough test
- 10/28: BtBB: Dez Bryant's future
- 10/28: FBO: USC defensive flaws
- 10/27: Heisman Predictor: McCoy's move
- 10/26: Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
Weeks 5-8
- 10/22: FBO: Home-field advantages
- 10/21: Roenigk: Dealing with injuries
- 10/20: Joyner: PSU's Bowman needs work
- 10/20: Heisman Predictor: Tebow/Ingram
- 10/19 Stock Reports: McShay | Kiper
- 10/19: Draft blog: Bradford is falling
- 10/19: Feldman: Ingram for Heisman
- 10/19: FBO: The best one-loss teams
- 10/15: Mel's Matchups: Red River watch
- 10/14: Shurburtt: ND's recruiting weekend
- 10/14: McShay: Top OU/Texas prospects
- 10/14: BtBB: Suh and McCoy
- 10/13: Heisman Predictor: Clausen's chance
- 10/12: Kiper: Breakthrough for Graham
- 10/6: Heisman Predictor: The Pike position
- 10/5: Kiper: Why scouts like Spiller
- 10/5: McShay: Clausen's stock climbing
- 10/1: Mel's Matchups: OU-UM battles
- 9/29: Heisman Predictor: Forcier rising up
- 9/29: Mag: TSU as Second Chance U
Weeks 1-4
- 9/23 McShay: Tebow misses big chance
- 9/23: FBO: Surprise or sham teams
- 9/22: Heisman Predictor: Best rises in West
- 9/21: Kiper: Orakpo's heir and Locker's rise
- 9/20: Feldman: Sark's big day in Seattle
- 9/16: FBO: BYU's shot at undefeated
- 9/15: Heisman Predictor: A two-man race?
- 9/14: Kiper: Berry upstaged vs. UCLA
- 9/10: Kiper: Key matchups for 9/12/09
- 9/10: Feldman: Eric Berry - Safety First
- 9/10: McShay: Film room: Terrelle Pryor
- 9/8: Heisman Predictor: A fresh contender?
- 9/7: McShay: Stock Watch: Clausen Up
- 9/3: McShay: Film room: Tight Ends
- 9/3: Kiper: Key matchups for 9/5/09
- 8/20: BtBB: Snead over McCoy?
- Khan Jr.: Is Texas A&M a BCS title team?
- Haney: Gamecocks' BCS path | Talent ranks
- Luginbill: Five instant-impact freshmen
- Kiper: Top prospects for 2014, by position
- Recruiting: Michigan tops 2014 class ranks

