There are a few new faces who have joined the Heisman Trophy conversation this week just before the final month of the regular season, including a bulldozer ball carrier and transfer quarterback making waves in the Pac-12 conference. Following his five-touchdown breakout during Oregon’s win over UCLA, former Auburn signal caller Bo Nix is debuting in the mix and starting to make waves for the Ducks, according to updated Heisman ratings from FanDuel Sportsbook.
Clemson’s DJ Uiagalalei, after flipping it three times in Saturday’s win against Syracuse, is taken off the board. He was benched in the second half in favor of newcomer Cade Klubnik, who led two goals to give the Tigers the lead.
“Well, sometimes Steph Curry goes 2-for-25,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney told ESPN’s Molly McGrath in his on-field interview after the game. “Your best player can have a bad day sometimes. And he just lost his rhythm, made some bad plays and we just needed a change. So we showed that we have this guy who can come in and DJ is our quarterback. That’s out of the question. This is our type, this is our leader. You can write that right now, ‘DJ is our guy.’
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Here’s a look at the top 10 players in the Heisman race, according to updated odds. Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman, Alabama’s Jahmyr Gibbs, and TCU’s Max Duggan are also included at +5000.