Now that college football season id back and in full swing, it's time to start breaking some performances down and finding the best players in the nation. Every year, the best college football player is awarded with the prestigious Heisman trophy. Here are some of my favorites to take home the Heisman this year.
USC quarterback, Cody Kessler is fifth om my Heisman watch list. Through his first four games, he has totaled 1297 yards and 15 touchdowns. In his game against Idaho in week 2, he threw for a career high 410 yards as they won 59-9. Kessler is a stud and has a bright future for the rest of the season and will likely be a top pick in the NFL draft.
My next top Heisman candidate is Ezekiel Elliot. Elliot is the starting running back at Ohio State University, and had a brilliant game in the national championship and is becoming a Heisman hopeful this year. Through his first four games, he has had at least 100 yards in each and has tallied up five total touchdowns. He is a flashy player who breaks lots of tackles and hurdles players and is definately a fan favorite to win the Heisman this season.
Trevone Boykin is my third favorite person to win it this season but is slowly climbing my list. He has 1470 passing yards and 15 touchdowns. One thing that sets him apart from other quarterbacks is that he has about a 70% completion rate and has only thrown three interceptions. Him and his TCU Horned Frogs are undefeated and look to stay that way behind Boykin's play.
My runner up for the Heisman this year is Georgia Bulldogs running back, Nick Chubb. Not only does he have a cool name, but his play on the field is phenomenal as well. He has rushed for 599 yards and six touchdowns so far this season. One other amazing stat is that he now has 12 straight games with at least 100 yards.
Finally, my final player, and favorite to win the Heisman this year is LSU running back, Leonard Fournette. Fournette is a truly special player and has had multiple mesmerizing long runs this season. He has tallied up 631 yards and eight touchdowns through four games this season. Fournette's 631 yards through four games, is the most through four games in the past 15 years.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
NFL Week 2
We had yet another great week of football in the NFL this past weekend. There were a lot of phenomenal games that were played all around the country. In my opinion, the best game of the weekend was played in Arrowhead Stadium as the Denver Broncos played the Kansas City Chiefs. This game got a lot of attention because it was last Thursday and it was the only game of the day. The first 3 quarters were pretty good but it got really interesting in the fourth quarter. Down by 14 with 30 seconds left, the Broncos scored a touchdown to tie the game up at 24. The Chiefs received the kickoff, and got tackled, bringing their offense to the field with less than 30 seconds left. Everyone watching could've guessed that they would take a knee and let the game go into overtime. Instead, they decided to give the ball to their running back, Jamaal Charles to run the clock out. He took the hand off and ran away with the ball. As he approached the Bronco's defender, the ball got knocked out of his hands and was ran back for a touchdown with no time left by, Broncos linebacker, Bradley Roby.
Many teams had players who were supposed to play well this week, but did not such as Andrew Luck, who threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball once against the stellar New York Jets' defense.Russell Wilson is another household name that did not play that well over the weekend. He only completed 60% of his passes and threw an interception as the Seahawks fell short to the Green Bay Packers. There were also some players that were not expected to play that well and played well above expectations. Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, only had 30 rushing yards in week one. this week, he churned out 134 yards in the Vikings win. Tyler Eifert, tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals missed most of last season with an injury. He returned over the weekend and had a huge impact for the Bengals. He caught nine passes for 104 yards and snagged two touchdowns as the Bengals narrowly beat the San Diego Chargers. The last breakout performer for the week was Arizona Cardinal's running back, David Johnson. Johnson is a rookie out of Northern Iowa who returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and will hopefully have a big impact the rest of the season as their starter, Andre Ellington is out.
Many teams had players who were supposed to play well this week, but did not such as Andrew Luck, who threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball once against the stellar New York Jets' defense.Russell Wilson is another household name that did not play that well over the weekend. He only completed 60% of his passes and threw an interception as the Seahawks fell short to the Green Bay Packers. There were also some players that were not expected to play that well and played well above expectations. Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings, only had 30 rushing yards in week one. this week, he churned out 134 yards in the Vikings win. Tyler Eifert, tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals missed most of last season with an injury. He returned over the weekend and had a huge impact for the Bengals. He caught nine passes for 104 yards and snagged two touchdowns as the Bengals narrowly beat the San Diego Chargers. The last breakout performer for the week was Arizona Cardinal's running back, David Johnson. Johnson is a rookie out of Northern Iowa who returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and will hopefully have a big impact the rest of the season as their starter, Andre Ellington is out.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Kennedy Football 2015
Cougars win again! Our Kennedy Cougars went to Pleasant Valley Friday night and got their fourth win of the season to extend their record to 4-0. In the Cougars first game of the season, they faced the Trojans from Iowa City. It was a tough game, but in the end, we came out on the winning side to get our first win of the season. Our second game was against Cedar Rapids Washington. There was a lot of hype surrounding this game because both teams are big and physical and ranked top 10 in the state(not to mention there was trash talking going on between the schools on social media). The game was a complete dogfight. We got out to a 21-3 lead early on, but the Warriors came back to take the 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter. We knew we had to step it up late if we wanted to win and we did. A late fourth quarter touchdown reception put us up 28-24 and we held the lead to stay undefeated. Up next for the cougars was North Scott. The Cougars were on a roll and could not be stopped by anyone(especially North Scott). We went on to whoop them 42-0. Our most recent game was against North Scott. There was a pretty bad rain delay that night and a lot of the night was spent waiting out a storm. Once the game got back on the Cougars didn't stop and got the 24-7 win over Pleasant Valley.
A big part of our undefeated season so far is the student section. The Kennedy student section is like no other student section we have seen in previous years. There seems to be a new type of energy from the students this years. Being a part of it myself, I can tell you it can get pretty wild and hectic. Something that sets us apart from other schools is our school's population. We have a lot of students at Kennedy and that helps us get really loud during the games. The only bad thing about our student section is the freshmen. The majority of them aren't that loud and all they do is throw bottles around the whole game. Other than that the students, administrators, and pretty much everyone loves watching and listening to us cheer. The players themselves are probably the people who enjoy us the most. We cheer for them all game long and get them pumped up so they can win the game.
A big part of our undefeated season so far is the student section. The Kennedy student section is like no other student section we have seen in previous years. There seems to be a new type of energy from the students this years. Being a part of it myself, I can tell you it can get pretty wild and hectic. Something that sets us apart from other schools is our school's population. We have a lot of students at Kennedy and that helps us get really loud during the games. The only bad thing about our student section is the freshmen. The majority of them aren't that loud and all they do is throw bottles around the whole game. Other than that the students, administrators, and pretty much everyone loves watching and listening to us cheer. The players themselves are probably the people who enjoy us the most. We cheer for them all game long and get them pumped up so they can win the game.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Iowa vs. Iowa State
Iowa vs. Iowa State is one of the biggest football games in Iowa every year, and no doubt the biggest rivalry game in the state of Iowa. Every year, the two teams go head to head in a hard fought game. Over the past few years, the two teams have had some very good games that have gone down to the wire. Last year's game in particular was a heart breaker for all Iowa fans when Iowa State kicked a last-second field goal to win the game. However, this past weekend, my Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns in the last 3 minutes to beat the Cyclones 31-17. It was a good win for the Hawkeyes to extend their record to 2-0 on the year and gain some momentum as they head back to Iowa City to face the Pittsburgh Panthers. Iowa State on the other hand lost a tough game and now have to go on the road to face the undefeated Toledo Rockets.
At the beginning of the game it was all Cyclones as they pulled out to an early 10-3 lead. The Hawkeyes responded with a corner touchdown pass to wide receiver, Tevaun Smith. The Cyclones came back and scored a touchdown of their own to take a 17-10 lead. The Hawkeyes then drove down the field and were set up for a last second field goal when they went for a fake. Kicker, Marshall Koehn, ran the ball and almost converted the touchdown but was tackled short. At halftime, the Cyclones lead the Hawkeyes 17-10.The second half was much different as the Hawkeyes gained a lot of confidence off of Iowa State turnovers and eventually tied the game at 17. Going into the fourth quarter, the Hawkeyes had all of the momentum and got into Cyclone territory with about 3 minutes left. Almost everybody watching the game was expecting Iowa to just run the ball and chew the clock to kick a last second field goal, but the Hawkeyes had a trick up their sleeve. They knew everybody was expecting a run, but decided to throw it and ended up throwing a deep touchdown in the corner of the endzone to lead 24-17. The Cyclones got the ball back and were trying to drive the ball down the field to tie the game but Iowa State quarterback, Sam Richardson threw a pass that was picked off by Iowa cornerback, Desmond King. Iowa finished the drive off with a touchdown and sealed the deal for the victory to win the Cyhawk Trophy.
At the beginning of the game it was all Cyclones as they pulled out to an early 10-3 lead. The Hawkeyes responded with a corner touchdown pass to wide receiver, Tevaun Smith. The Cyclones came back and scored a touchdown of their own to take a 17-10 lead. The Hawkeyes then drove down the field and were set up for a last second field goal when they went for a fake. Kicker, Marshall Koehn, ran the ball and almost converted the touchdown but was tackled short. At halftime, the Cyclones lead the Hawkeyes 17-10.The second half was much different as the Hawkeyes gained a lot of confidence off of Iowa State turnovers and eventually tied the game at 17. Going into the fourth quarter, the Hawkeyes had all of the momentum and got into Cyclone territory with about 3 minutes left. Almost everybody watching the game was expecting Iowa to just run the ball and chew the clock to kick a last second field goal, but the Hawkeyes had a trick up their sleeve. They knew everybody was expecting a run, but decided to throw it and ended up throwing a deep touchdown in the corner of the endzone to lead 24-17. The Cyclones got the ball back and were trying to drive the ball down the field to tie the game but Iowa State quarterback, Sam Richardson threw a pass that was picked off by Iowa cornerback, Desmond King. Iowa finished the drive off with a touchdown and sealed the deal for the victory to win the Cyhawk Trophy.
Friday, September 18, 2015
NFL Week 1
The NFL is back in town and week 1 brought a lot of excitement for fans all around the country. People all around the country gathered to their TV's to watch America's favorite sport. Week 1 was very exciting for everyone because there were a lot of good story lines along with the start of football. How would Tom Brady do after having his suspension overturned? How would Adrian Peterson do coming off of his suspension? How would the Eagles do with their addition of DeMarco Murray? All of these questions had all of us on our feet waiting to watch football again. Tom Brady had an outstanding week 1 in the Patriots 28-21 win over the Steelers. The quarterback threw for 288 yards along with 4 touchdowns. As for running back DeMarco Murray his debut for the Eagles didn't fair so well. He finished with 8 rushes for just 9 yards and 1 touchdown in the Eagles loss to the Falcons. Adrian Peterson also didn't play very well in his first game since last years season opener. Peterson finished with 10 carries for 31 yards and 0 touchdowns as the Vikings fell to the 49ers 20-3.
My favorite team in the NFL is the Indianapolis Colts. I wasn't very impressed with the Colts' season opener because they lost to the less talented Buffalo Bills 27-14. The Colts played poorly on offense and our wide receivers dropped a lot of passes and we couldn't get a reliable running game going. Our best wide receiver, T.Y. Hilton also got injured during the game and could be out for a couple of weeks. The Bills are an average team who caught us off guard and unprepared for our first game of the season. However there were some good things that happened in the game such as, Vontae Davis holding the Bills' best receiver, Sammy Watkins, to 0 catches and 0 yards. Also, Andrew Luck played well for not having much help from the receiving core, throwing for 243 yards along with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Overall, week 1 was very exciting and depressing being a Colts fan but hopefully week 2 is even better and the Colts will come out with their first win.
My favorite team in the NFL is the Indianapolis Colts. I wasn't very impressed with the Colts' season opener because they lost to the less talented Buffalo Bills 27-14. The Colts played poorly on offense and our wide receivers dropped a lot of passes and we couldn't get a reliable running game going. Our best wide receiver, T.Y. Hilton also got injured during the game and could be out for a couple of weeks. The Bills are an average team who caught us off guard and unprepared for our first game of the season. However there were some good things that happened in the game such as, Vontae Davis holding the Bills' best receiver, Sammy Watkins, to 0 catches and 0 yards. Also, Andrew Luck played well for not having much help from the receiving core, throwing for 243 yards along with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Overall, week 1 was very exciting and depressing being a Colts fan but hopefully week 2 is even better and the Colts will come out with their first win.
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