Tennessee football is out of College Football Playoff contention after a blowout loss to South Carolina, and Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker is no longer a Heisman Trophy frontrunner after he got outplayed by Spencer Rattler. Worse, Hooker suffered a season-ending ACL tear in the fourth quarter, ending his special season and his college career.
With Hooker falling out of the Heisman debate, does the SEC still have a chance to produce a Heisman winner for the fourth straight season?
On this episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams reflect on the Gamecocks' stunning upset of Tennessee, and they reset the Heisman field.
Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and Southern Cal's Caleb Williams are Heisman frontrunners. That's subject to change based on the outcomes of rivalry week and conference championship games. TCU's Max Duggan is in the mix, too.
LSU's Jayden Daniels may be the SEC's best hope. He doesn't have the passing stats to match Stroud, Hooker or Williams, but if the Tigers upset Georgia in the SEC Championship, Daniels could make a mad dash to New York.
Later, we offer rivalry week picks against the spread.
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