Luck maintains lead in tight race

RankPlayerPositionSchoolRecent game statsNext gameComment1Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford23-27, 227 yards, 3 TD in45-19 win over UCLAColoradoTo maintain the lead whileplaying against weak opponents he will have to be close to perfect -- doesanybody doubt that he won't be?2Trent Richardson, RB,Alabama29 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TDin 38-10 win at 12 FloridaVanderbiltHe'sthe best running back in the country for the 2 team, and has more TDs andjust 55 fewer yards than Marcus Lattimore, despite 31 less carries.3Russell Wilson, QB,Wisconsin14-20, 255 yards, 2 TD,rush TD in 48-17 win over 8 NebraskaIdle, then IndianaNobody did more forhimself, or his team over the weekend than Russell Wilson -- only rankedopponent left is at 19 Illinois November 19. Will this hurt him?4Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor23-31, 346 yards, 5 TD, INTin 36-35 loss at Kansas StateIowa StateWould be sitting rightbehind Luck had K-State not converted his first INT of the season into thegame-winning score. Nobody has been better in 2011, however.5Kellen Moore, QB, BoiseState19-33, 142 yards, 2 TD, 2INT in 30-10 win over Nevada.At Fresno State (Friday)Lackluster performancedropped him significantly this week -- will be difficult to make up with nomore ranked opponents on schedule. Come on Kellen, I picked you!6Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma23-33, 425 yards, 5 TD, INTin 62-6 win over Ball State11 TexasCoach Stoops didn't need tohave Jones throwing touchdowns with OU leading 45-6 in the 4th, unless ofcourse, he's trying to elevate his QB's Heisman stock.7Brandon Weeden, QB,Oklahoma StateIdleKansas74.3 completionand 1,592yards in four games for the 6 Cowboys. After Kansas, two road tests at 11Texas and Missouri, then 25 Baylor and 20 K-State yikes8Denard Robinson, QB,Michigan15-19,169 yards, 2 TD, 6 rushes, 51 yards, rush TD in 58-0 win over MinnesotaAt NorthwesternTen years later, and wehave ourselves another Eric Crouch (who did win the Heisman in '01). Nochance for Robinson until the Wolverines beat somebody noteworthy.9LaMichael James, RB, OregonIdleCalifornia (Thursday)Has 613 yards on just 65rushes, for a cool 9.4 yards per carry! Oddly enough, he's flying under theradar right now, much like the Ducks. He, and they, won't be for long.10Marcus Lattimore, RB, SouthCarolina17 rushes, 66 yards, TD in16-13 loss to AuburnKentuckyWithout LSU or 'Bama on theschedule, it could have been a special year for Lattimore and South Carolina.But then they realized their QB was the inept Stephen Garcia.