Heisman Trophy Watch: LSU QB Joe Burrow puts up video game numbers during Tua’s bye week

Quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy every year save three since the turn of the century, and appear poised to have one of their fraternal order claim college football’s top honor once again this season.

With six weeks of games in the books, the favorites for the Heisman remain Oklahoma Sooner — Jalen Hurts and current Alabama thrower Tua Tagovailoa, with LSU QB Joe Burrow and Ohio State QB Justin Fields in pursuit.

If Hurts can outshine his fellow quarterbacks, and claim football’s most-hallowed hardware at the conclusion of the season, it will mark the first time in history one school has produced three consecutive Heisman winners.

UPDATED October 10, 2019

Hurts had four touchdowns — two by air and two on the ground — in Oklahoma’s 45-20 win over Kansas last Saturday. Hurts 231.3 passer rating is tops in the nation.

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Tagovailoa had the week off after a cakewalk versus Ole Miss the previous Saturday, when he threw a school-record 6 touchdowns while racking up 418 yards in the air.

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Burrow tossed for 300 yards and five touchdowns (and rushed for one more) in the Tigers’ 42-6 romp over Utah State. Burrow has helped LSU score 42 or more points in every game this season thus far.

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Fields is averaging nearly four touchdowns per game over the first six games of the season. In Ohio State’s 34-10 win over Michigan State, he had two passing TDs and another rushing.

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In pursuit of the four frontrunners in the hunt for the Heisman are Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor and Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger.