Week 9 had a chance to be very bleak as all 8 Heisman contenders who played on Saturday were on the road.
And for a pair of teams it was indeed scary as Oklahoma and North Carolina both succumbed, doing great damage to the Heisman bids of both Dillon Gabriel and Drake Maye.
Here is a look at the current Heisman odds and how the current top 10 contenders performed in Week 9…
Week 9 results: 42-33 win at Stanford
Week 9 stats: 21/38 passing for 369 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception, 1 rush, negative-12 yards
Overall stats: 203/295 passing for 2,945 yards, 24 touchdowns, 6 interception, 12 rushes, negative-9 yards
One big number: Penix rebounded from his 2 least prolific games of the year to top 350 yards for the 5th time this year.
Week 10 opponent: At USC
Week 9 results: BYE
Week 9 stats
: BYE
Overall stats: 132/169 passing for 1,799 yards, 18 touchdowns, 3 interception, 33 rushes, 168 yards, 3 touchdowns
One big number: McCarthy is completing passes at a terrific 78.1 percent clip.
Week 10 opponent: vs. Purdue
Week 9 results: BYE
Week 9 stats: BYE
Overall stats: 163/223 passing for 2,573 yards, 25 touchdowns, 3 interception, 91 rushes, 521 yards, 5 touchdowns
One big number: A big showing against the Crimson Tide in Week 10 could be a resume-builder for Daniels.
Week 10 opponent: At Alabama
Week 9 results: 35-6 win at Utah
Week 9 stats: 24/31 passing for 248 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 4 rushes, 8 yards, 1 touchdown
Overall stats: 206/263 passing for 2,337 yards, 21 touchdowns, 1 interceptions, 32 rushes, 113 yards, 3 touchdowns
One big number: After rushing for 14 scores last year, Saturday’s was just his 3rd this year.
Week 10 opponent: vs. Cal
Week 9 results: 41-16 win at Wake Forest
Week 9 stats: 22/35 passing for 359 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 7 rushes, 29 yards, 1 touchdown
Overall stats: 164/253 passing for 2,109 yards, 18 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 57 rushes, 205 yards, 6 touchdowns
One big number: Travis’ 359 yards were a season high.
Week 10 opponent: At Pitt
Week 9 results: 24-10 win at Wisconsin
Week 9 stats: 6 receptions for 123 yards, 2 touchdowns
Overall stats: 48 receptions for 889 yards, 8 touchdowns
One big number: Dude just keeps producing — 4 straight 100-yard games, that is.
Week 10 opponent: At Rutgers
Week 9 results: 38-33 loss at Kansas
Week 9 stats: 14/19 passing for 171 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 interception, 14 rushes, 64 yards, 3 touchdowns
Overall stats
: 180/252 passing for 2,302 yards, 19 touchdowns, 4 interception, 67 rushes, 294 yards, 8 touchdowns
One big number: Gabriel’s 3 rushing scores were a season high but he had diminishing passing yards for the 4th straight game.
Week 10 opponent: At Oklahoma State
Week 9 results: 43-20 win at Florida
Week 9 stats: 19/28 passing for 315 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 5 rushes, 10 yards
Overall stats: 192/263 passing for 2,462 yards, 14 touchdowns, 4 interception, 33 rushes, 60 yards, 3 touchdowns
One big number: Beck has turned on the jets — Saturday marked his 4th time in 5 games with 300 passing yards.
Week 10 opponent: vs. Missouri
Week 9 results: 46-42 loss at Georgia Tech
Week 9 stats: 17/25 passing for 310 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 10 rushes, 58 yards, 1 touchdown
Overall stats: 187/285 passing for 2,559 yards, 16 touchdowns, 5 interception, 78 rushes, 259 yards, 6 touchdowns
One big number: UNC’s ACC title hopes took a big hit, but not because of Maye, who topped 350 total yards for the 4th time this year.
Week 10 opponent: vs. Campbell
Week 9 results: 50-49 win at Cal
Week 9 stats: 23/40 passing for 369 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 13 rushes, negative-13 yards, 2 touchdowns
Overall stats: 189/287 passing for 2,646 yards, 25 touchdowns, 4 interception, 74 rushes, 130 yards, 9 touchdowns
One big number: The tall tales of the heroic Williams continue — Saturday was his 7th game this year with at least 4 total scores.
Week 10 opponent: vs. Washington
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