The Elite Heisman Nominees

College football has wrapped up the regular season, now entering the bowl season. Before we get under way with the crazy bowl games, we have to award the most prolific college award, the Heisman. Awarded to the best player in college football, this may be the toughest competition in recent memory. The canidates include two BCS Championship quarterbacks, Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow, and Big 12 runner up Texas' QB, Colt McCoy. Both QB's have produced spectacluar numbers, but which one deserves the Heisman?

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

Why He Deserves It: Bradford led his team all the way to the big dance. He has a cannon of an arm, nearing a FBS passing efficency record. He has been the general all year of the nation's highest-scoring offense, only losing 1 game to Texas, in which he threw 5 TD's.

Heisman Moment: He lead Oklahoma over Texas Tech, where he had 14 completions for 4 TD's in a 65-21 onslaught.

Colt McCoy, Texas

Why He Deserves It: He is an all around game changer. He leads his team in rushing with 576 yards, while still throwing for 3,445 passing yards and 32 TD's. McCoy also has done all this with not as much talent on offense as Oklahoma and Florida possesses.

Heisman Moment: He made a phenomenal comeback against then #1 Oklahoma. He completed 21 of his last 24 passes and guided five scoring drives in a 45-35 victory.

Tim Tebow, Florida

Why He Deserves It: Tebow is the most feared player in college football and defensive coordinators have yet to figure out how to stop him. Don't forget, he won the Heisman last year. Defenses have been gunning for him, but Tebow has yet to falter, guiding the Gators to a National Championship appearance.

Heisman Moment: He played his best in Florida's biggest games, throwing for three touchdowns in a 31-20 win over No. 1 Alabama in Saturday's SEC championship game.

Passing Yards

Sam Bradford - 4,465

Colt McCoy - 3,445

Tim Tebow - 2,515

Passer Rating

Sam Bradford - 186.29

Colt McCoy - 179.20

Tim Tebow - 176.74

Interceptions

Tim Tebow - 2

Sam Bradford - 6

Colt McCoy - 7

Completion %

Colt McCoy - 77.6

Sam Bradford - 68.3
Tim Tebow - 64.9

Defenses Faced in Top 30

Tim Tebow - 8 ( against these defenses: 63 completion %, 18 TD's, 0 INT's, 12 Rush TD's)

Sam Bradford - 2 (he faced 9 defenses ranked 66th or worse)

Colt McCoy - 0 (he didn't face a defense ranked better then 65)

The stats favor Bradford and McCoy, but Tebow has been everything for the Gators. I've never seen a man who can dominate a game in the way he does. As reigning Heisman, every defense was after him this year, but never once did he flounder. Even in the loss to Mississippi, he threw for 319 yards ( which was his season high ) , 3 total TD's and a 142 rating. The SEC defenses are much more superior then the Big 12. Three of the nation’s top five teams in scoring defense (No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 Auburn, No. 4 Florida) and seven of the top 19 teams in total defense reside in the SEC. There is only one Big 12 team in the top 20 in total defense (No. 11 Oklahoma). The highest rated defense after that is Texas at No. 28.