http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/12927 Recent articles about Knowshon Moreno en-us After becoming the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2007, the conventional wisdom is that Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is the favorite to win college football's prestigious award again this year. But should he be the favorite? Below is a breakdown of 10 Heisman Trophy candidates and reasons why they will or won't win the award this season. 1. Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State Why he'll win: Barring injury, "Beanie" Wells should be the true favorite to win the Heisman this year based on his role in Ohio State's offense, his talent and his team's schedule. Jim Tressel loves to pound the ball on the ground, which should mean big numbers for Wells, who's arguably the best back in the nation. It also doesn't hurt that the Buckeyes won't face many tough defenses this year outside of USC and possibly Penn State, who both had excellent run defenses in 2007. A 2,000-yard season certainly isn't out of the question given Wells' durability and strength. Why he won't win: Voters tend to remember if players don't perform well against top competition, so Wells could blow his Heisman chances if he produces a dud against USC in early September. Outside of that, an injury or just a terrible year, what's to stop Wells in 2008-09? (Read the rest after the jump) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:31:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302529 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302529 The Bulldogs have watched plenty of successful running backs pass through Athens, but it's been a long while since any of them created a buzz quite like Knowshon Moreno. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:03:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301158 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/301158 With eight of the Top 10 rushing leaders from 2007 leaving college football behind it brings us to a very interesting debate about who is left to lead their teams from the backfield. Here is a breakdown of the best running backs by conference.... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:51:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298401 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298401 Like it or not, right now the SEC is the nation's dominant conference. Two straight national championships and a Hesiman Trophy say it all. So who are the crème de la crème of Dixie? Here a The Señior's picks for the SEC's 10 best players. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:26:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297858 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297858 About a month ago I unveiled my top 20 NFL players, and that got me to thinking. Why not reveal my top 20 current college football players? Please note these players are not ranked off of pro value, instead they are ranked of how they rank at the college level. Let's get the list started: 1. [...] Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297107 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297107 Chris Wells and Knowshon Moreno will obviously be atop this list, but who comes after that? http://walterfootball.com/draft2010RB.php Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:58:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295289 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295289 Click the link to see DTI's pre-season All-America Offense.....More great articles, opinions, and more from Yardbarker Network Site dottingthei.com...check out our raw feed in YBN and our site at http://dottingthei.com for the hottest news, opinions, and analysis on Ohio State Sports. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:52:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287312 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287312 1. Chris Wells (Ohio State)* Round Projection: Early-Middle 1st Wells has been great at Ohio State and should have another fantastic season for the Buckeyes. Expect him to go in round one unless he just completely falls off the map. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)* Round Projection: Middle 1st He's young and was redshirted as a Freshman so he is illegible here. Not sure if he will leave or not but if he does the NFL scouts will love him. He's a powerful runner and he's quick when he gets in the open field. 3. C. J. Spiller (Clemson) Round Projection: 1st-2nd You've got think that one of the two great running backs from Clemson will go high in the draft. Will it be Spiller or James Davis? Right now it looks like Spiller is the better pro prospect. 4. LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)* Round Projection: 2nd-5th A lot of people like McCoy's chances to make a run at the Heisman this year. He makes good cuts and accelerates quick when he finds the open field. 5. James Davis (Clemson) Round Projection: 2nd-6th His stock is up and down, it just depends on who you talk to. We will learn more about him, and his teammate C. J. Spiller, during the season. 6. Jason Ringer (Michigan State) Round Projection: 2nd-6th Another guy all over the map. Most people believe he will go in the first three rounds but this isn't exactly the strongest batch of running backs I've ever seen. 7. Marion Lucky (Nebraska) Round Projection: 3rd-6th Lucky can move up considerably in this draft if he plays well this season. He's another player a lot of guys are really high while other guys aren't high on him. 8. Arian Foster (Tennessee) Round Projection: 5th-7th Foster ran for 1,159 yards and 12 touchdowns last year which is pretty impressive numbers against the defenses of the SEC. 9. P. J. Hill (Wisconsin) Round Projection: 5th-7th Hill is a very powerful running back and runs an incredible 4.64 40 yard dash. He's not very fast though and that will hurt his stock. He will be like Brandon Jacobs in the NFL. 10. Andre Brown (North Carolina State) Round Projection: 5th-7th Just call this a hunch. He's recovering from a broken foot but ran well before he broke it last season. 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If they return to school then Florida will have another national title run in them, as will Georgia, and the Crimson Tide and Red Raiders will keep their most talented player for another season. If these guys decide to enter the draft then NFL teams will have some extremely talented guys to choose from. Here's the VERY early lowdown on what I think these guys will decide: Michael Crabtree: NFL–I really think he is the most talented receiver to come out in years. He's electric and extremely fast. He has a huge body and he reminds me of Terrell Owens. I think once NFL teams realize his true potential that he will decide to leave. Please note he was a redshirt freshman so he is eligible to leave as a sophomore. Percy Harvin: College–Once Tebow (read below for more) decides to return I don't think Harvin will leave. He's very very quick but probably needs to work on proving he has the size to be an elite NFL receiver and not just a playmaker on kick returns and quick passes. Tim Tebow: College–If this guy leaves then I don't see anybody returning. He loves the University of Florida way too much to leave. He might be going for his third Heisman Trophy by then as well, and maybe even his third national title in four years. Knowshon Moreno: College–The Georgia running back showed his extreme talent at the end of last season, and he was also redshirted as a freshman. I don't think he plays as well as he did last year, although he will be great, and will stay until his Junior season. Andre Smith: NFL–The Alabama offensive tackle has been amazing since he signed with the Crimson Tide. I think he's got to go, he's been fantastic and will be great on a NFL offensive line. If he returns a lot of Crimson Tide fans will be very happy next season. Matthew Stafford: NFL–Stafford has a very strong arm and looks like he can be a franchise type quarterback in the NFL. I have watched many videos on him and although he has to work on his decision making, I believe he will be just fine if he decides to leave. Others whose decisions will affect the 2009 NFL Draft are: Jeremy Maclin, Sam Bradford, Brandon Spikes, Myron Rolle, Gregg Middleton Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:55:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278198 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278198 The final 12 in my list of 25, and why they might bring home the bronze stiff arm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:17:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/90875 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/90875 2008-2009 Heisman Top 25, Why they can win, and why they won't. PLUS 2007's best numbers. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:32:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/89648 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/89648 With the Bowl Season still fresh in our memories, FIO staff writer Dan Mesday ranks the Top 25 teams in the nation for 2008 as of right now. In addition, you can also find the Top 5 Heisman candidates heading into next season. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:09:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/75312 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/75312 Is the Big XII North back? Will the SEC use one good team again as the basis for their "we're the best" argument? Can the Big Ten rebound from its bad luck? And what will USC do in 2008? Rank. Team (ZN Final Top 25 Rank, '07), Record '07 – Short comment on each team. 1. Georgia (4), 11-2 – There's not a more talented team in 2008, with this many returning starters... ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:03:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67271 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67271 To me, it is absolutely ridiculous that a team is now required to be a conference champion in order to play for a national championship. Especially when a team like Georgia demonstrates that they can beat the dogpiss out of anybody in the country. Gerogia was completely screwed by the media because as soon as Gerogia was brought up as a naional championship contender, the writers and analysts informed all of us that a team now has to win a conference championship. Knowshon Moreno loooked absolutely incredible in th Sugar Bowl, Granted, he was playing a Hawaii team that did not deserve to be in the Sugar Bowl at all, but Knowshon has been doing that to everybody he's gone up against. And this kid's only a freshmen! He became the first Bulldog since Herschel Walker in 1982 to rush for 100 or more yards in five-consecutive games when he totaled 124 yards and a TD on 22 carries vs. Kentucky, who in the top 10 a few time during the season. To me, Georgia looked like an entriely different team from the Florida game on. I think most of the credit should go to Mark Richt for getting his team to whrere they are after a shaky start. To me it's fine for Georgia to lose once or twice when you play in the best conference in the country. Their out of conference schedule wasn't great, but it's fine when you play in the SEC. And for all USC bandwagon jumpers, you have absolutely no right to call your team the best when you lost to Stanford. And I don't want to hear "Booty was hurt!" Booty hasn't shown that he can do anything productive on a football field. He's not even in the same league that Carson Palmer was in. Sanchez is a better quarterback than Booty and they lost to Oregon when he started. Okay, so you put up 633 yards of offense. That's pretty impressive, except for the fact you were playing Illinois! They might have been a less deserving BCS team than Hawaii. The Rose Bowl Committee just wanted to make USC look like they were unstoppable. Okay, Illinois beat Ohio St. (who I'm not sold on at all) but did everybody miss the part where they lost to Iowa, or barely beat Western Illinois AT HOME??? USC beat a pisspoor team, and I guess they now have something to be proud of. Just face it USC fan, you're not great anymore, no matter how many running backs you have. The BCS is gonna screw a team over yet again, but nothing will ever get done. It's frustrating to me as a fan becaue the BCS can never get it right. Thanks in advance to the BCS for the 5 heart attacks I'll have had by the time I'm 25. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:58:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/59331 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/59331 Georgia Bulldog Running Back Knowshon Moreno "Makin 'em miss" and Turning Heads! Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:34:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/54908 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/54908