It hurts the Heisman chances of any of their players

(2) Tim Tebow- QB, FloridaOnly two more games before everybody has to stop hearing about how amazing Tebow is. He can't win the Heisman on a straight statistical comparison, but it's a good thing for him the trophy is so political in nature His team still sits No. 1 in the nation and he is still the face of college football. When added to his increasingly solid play, he still remains a very serious threat. 4. (5) Toby Gerhart- RB, StanfordIt's a shame this kid is going to get lost in the shuffle with the aforementioned players, because Gerhart truly has been the most dominant of all players on this list. Every time I watch Stanford I'm surprised by how mediocre they look as a team and how clear it is that Gerhart has taken them on his back; a quality that should scream Heisman Trophy.Against Notre Dame onSaturday Gerhart took 29 carries for 205 yards and three TDs. It made him the nations leading rusher (again) with 1,736 yards and 26 TDs, which is seven more than the next closest RB.

Just to give another comparison, while Ingram averages 119 yards per game, Gerhart is cracking off 144.But it likely won't matter. 5. (4) Kellen Moore- QB, Boise StateAnother player that gets lost in the shuffle because of who he plays for. It hurts the Heisman chances of any of their players.Moore has had an incredible season in spite of that, and added to it last week with 262 yards and five touchdowns, which give him a ridiculous 38 on the season; good enough to tie him with Keenum for most in the nation. He's a sure-firefront runner for next year, but will likely have to have the same type of season to even earn an invite. 6. (7) Case Keenum- QB, HoustonIf the award was simply statistical and nothing else, Keenum would have no competition. Which is ironic given the average (by his standards) stats he put up this week, even as Houston notched 73 points.He completed 25 of 31 passes for 323 and two TDs, while also adding a rushing TD. It leaves him just short of 5,000 yards on the season at 4,922 and 38 TDs.Houston is not a strong enough team and he doesn't have enough big game wins to earn him an invite to NYC, but its been a solid season for Case and I think he'll find more future success than the people he has so often been compared toKingsbury and Harrell etc. 7.

(5) CJ Spiller- RB, ClemsonWhat adisappointing week for Spiller. With Ingram slipping, he really could have established himself as the RB most likely to grab the Heisman invite, but he too found tough sledding in the Tigers loss to South Carolina.After taking the opening kick-off back for a TD, Spiller was only able to gain 18 yards on nine carries and 19 yards on three receptions. In fairness to Spiller, he was reportedly very ill and holding back vomiting on the sidelines all game long, but the statistical effort is what's going to hold weight when the committee makes its selection and this one will hurt him. 8. (NR) Andy Dalton- QB, TCUDalton dropped out of the rankings a few weeks ago due to the re-emergence of Jacquizz Rodgers, but after Pitt's loss, he finds his spot in replacing sensational freshman Dion Lewis.

He's another guy who will be hurt because of the lack of respect his team receives, but he's put together a tremendous season. 9. (9) Jacquizz Rodgers- RB, Oregon StateThe Quizz Show was off this week, but the nation's 12th leading rusher has firmly positioned himself as afront runner for next years award.He's been able to do serious damage both in the receiving game and in the running game, tacking together 1,313 yards rushing on 5.5 yards per carry (and more yards per game than Ingram) and 436 yards receiving to go along with 20 total TDs. 10. (10) Jimmy Clausen- QB, Notre DameAnother good week for Clausen and another loss for the once Fightin' Irish. Clausen did all he could, but failed in another comeback attempt, a fact that might not be his fault, but will certainly be viewed as a flaw on his resume.He's the nation's third leading passer with 3,722 yards to go along with 28 TDs and will very likely be the first quarterback off the board in the 2010 NFL Draft, but he won't have a Heisman Trophy to take with him to the NFL.Dropped out: (7) Lewis DarkhorsesDezmon Briscoe and Danario Alexander- WR, Kansas & Missouri-Watching these two go back and forth last night was a thing of beauty. Granted, they benefited from typically weak Big-12 secondaries, but these two can certainly make all kinds of plays. They finished the game with a combined total of almost 500 yards receiving.Alexander had 15 grabs for 233 yards and a TD, making him the nations leading WR with 1,644 yards and 13 TDs.