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Ryan McCrystal takes a look at the Heisman Predictor after Week 1 of the college football season. Landry Jones, Kellen Moore and LaMichael James are all on the list, but it's three newcomer quarterbacks who sit atop the rankings.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2011

The Heisman Predictor is back, as Ryan McCrystal kicks off Week 1 by giving odds for six preseason Heisman favorites, plus a look at some dark horses who could potentially factor into the conversation. The Predictor's early favorite? Landry Jones.

Story | Conversation | August 29, 2011

The last Heisman Predictor of 2010 goes out like you'd expect: Cam Newton should win, and LaMichael James should finish second -- and those outcomes are completely deserved no matter which way you evaluate the award.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2010

In his last edition of Heisman Predictor before Championship Weekend, Ryan McCrystal concedes that it's a two-horse race -- Cam Newton and LaMichael James -- and runs through four scenarios, predicting who would win in each case.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2010

People have had the Iron Bowl circled as a huge game for months. When Alabama lost to LSU, it lost a bit of luster -- but in terms of the Heisman race, this is huge. If Cam Newton can run around the Tide as he's done to everyone else, he'll sew it up.

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2010

Ryan McCrystal's Heisman Predictor arrives at Week 11. The story at the top is the same -- Cam Newton, then LaMichael James -- but watch Marcus Lattimore. If the Gamecocks beat Auburn in the SEC title game, he becomes an intriguing dark horse.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2010

Week 10 of the Heisman Predictor plays out a few different scenarios for the three tiers of contenders -- Cam Newton vs. LaMichael James is the first tier, then some Big Ten skill guys in the second tier and, finally, Kellen Moore and Andy Dalton.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2010

Not much changed in the Heisman race on "Roadblock Saturday," so the Heisman Predictor model looks ahead. If Auburn and Oregon were both to lose, here's a plan where Ricky Stanzi, John Clay or Terrelle Pryor could jump ahead and win the Heisman.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2010

Predictably, the No. 1 guy in the Heisman Predictor standings after Week 8 is Cam Newton. He has a 13-point lead over LaMichael James. But, if Alabama drops Auburn big in the Iron Bowl, two other QBs -- Blaine Gabbert, Terrelle Pryor -- could sneak in.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2010

Terrelle Pryor and Taylor Martinez both lost in Week 7; with the disappearance of an undefeated season, both the OSU and Nebraska QBs fell in Heisman Predictor standings. Cam Newton stays No. 1, and two RBs are No. 2 and No. 3.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2010

Denard Robinson has hit his stride within the Roch Rodriguez offense at Michigan. Oddly, the guy who had to leave that program because of the new scheme is the one ahead of Robinson in this week's Heisman Predictor standings.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2010

The Heisman Predictor will be talking about Terrelle Pryor a lot this season. That's what happens when you get a great talent leading a possible BCS title contender. But another Big Ten quarterback has already entered the discussion.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2010

The Heisman Predictor returns to preview the 2010 race. Last year's champ and a Big Ten QB already have a substantial lead on the pack.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2010

The Heisman Predictor for Week 9 sees Colt McCoy finally ascend to No. 1, but there's a little problem: none of Texas' remaining games will allow him to create "a Heisman moment" that Mark Ingram or Tim Tebow could.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009