Heisman Trophy Watch: LSU quarterback Joe Burrow solidifying status as front-runner

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 ten weeks of games in the books, LSU QB Joe Burrow and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts are vying for Heisman frontrunner status, with Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State’s Justin Fields in pursuit.

If Hurts can somehow outshine Burrow in the closing weeks, 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 November 13, 2019

Burrow solidified his position as college football’s top dog, with 393 passing yards and three TDs in the Tiger’s win over the Crimson Tide — their first versus Bama since 2011.

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The Sooners scraped by the Cyclones after suffering their first loss of the season a week earlier. On the day, Hurts threw for 271 yards and three TDs, and ran for two more.

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Tagovailoa, hobbling about on a surgically repaired ankle, put on a heroic performance versus LSU, but it still wasn’t enough to secure the win. Despite a noticeable limp, he threw for 418 yards and four TDs.

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Fields who threw for three TDs and ran for another while playing only a half against the greatly overmatched Terps. The Buckeyes cruised to a 73-14 win to stay undefeated on the year.

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In pursuit of the four frontrunners in the hunt for the Heisman are two more Buckeyes: running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive end Chase Young.