That's right, an entire blog devoted to Houston Cougars QB Case Keenum. Now that Stanford and Boise State have lost, effectively eliminating- and unjustly, I might say, though that is a subject for another blog entry entirely - former Heisman front runners Andrew Luck and Kellen Moore, the college football world turns to new favourites, new picks for the sport's greatest individual honour.
Look no further than Case Keenum, record-smashing quarterback of the No. 11 Houston Cougars. Let's examine his stats thus far:
Look no further than Case Keenum, record-smashing quarterback of the No. 11 Houston Cougars. Let's examine his stats thus far:
September 03 vs. UCLA
30-40, 310 yards and 2 TDs. QB Rating: 113.15. Completion Percentage: 75
7 rushes, 21 yards.
September 10 at North Texas
26-41, 458 yards and 5 TDs. QB Rating: 141.1. Completion Percentage: 63.4
6 rushes, 1 yard,
September 17 at Louisiana State
25-40, 351 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT. QB Rating: 94.9. Completion Percentage: 62.5
5 rushes, 42 yards.
September 24 vs. Georgia State
29-34, 415 yards and 2 TDs. QB Rating: 137.1. Completion Percentage: 85.3
3 rushes, 22 yards
September 29 at UTEP
30-46, 471 yards and 2 TDs. QB Rating: 113.6. Completion Percentage: 65.2
1 rush, 18 yards
October 08 vs. East Carolina
30-37, 304 yards and 2 TDs. QB Rating: 127.9. Completion Percentage: 81.1
2 rushes, 24 yards
October 22 vs. Marshall
24-28, 376 yards and 6 TDs. QB Rating: 158.3. Completion Percentage: 85.7
2 rushes, 16 yards
October 27 vs. Rice
24-37, 534 yards, 9 TDs and 1 INT. QB Rating: 136.5. Completion Percentage: 64.9
4 rushes, 32 yards
November 05 at UAB
39-44, 407 yards and 2 TDs. QB Rating: 120.4. Completion Percentage: 88.6
2 rushes, 2 yards, 2 TDs
November 10 at Rice
22-29, 325 yards and 3 TDs. QB Rating 146.5. Completion Percentage: 75.9
5 rushes, 8 yards.
Season To Date:
279-376, 3951 yards, 37 TDs, 3 INTs. QB Rating: 137.2. Completion Percentage: 74.2
37 rushes, 35 yards and 2 TDs (totalled to include yards lost from sacks)
Madden-like numbers. So far this season, Keenum has become the NCAA leader in total offense (18,434), passing touchdowns (144) and passing yards (17,537) and can still attain the all-time completion record (1,404) with seven more, and needs one more 300-yard passing game to tie former Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang’s incredible record of 36. Also, he's only been sacked ten times.
Strength of schedule is an issue, but it's the same issue that has befallen Kellen Moore at Boise State for so many years. Moore's managed to get past it with spectacular play. I don't care who a guy plays, because if he's dropping the football into guys right between the numbers like Keenum has been doing, there's no defender on this earth that can stop something like that. Yet the stigma of playing in Conference USA has hurt Keenum.
The Cougars remain undefeated and now, with Boise State's BCS demise, may be in line for a BCS berth. Remember when Hawaii went undefeated in 2007? Their QB Colt Brennan, whose records have been bettered by Keenum, went to New York City as a Heisman finalist. Really, with numbers like these and still games to come, an invite to the final ceremony is the least that Keenum deserves.
Keenum for Heisman
November 10 at Rice
22-29, 325 yards and 3 TDs. QB Rating 146.5. Completion Percentage: 75.9
5 rushes, 8 yards.
Season To Date:
279-376, 3951 yards, 37 TDs, 3 INTs. QB Rating: 137.2. Completion Percentage: 74.2
37 rushes, 35 yards and 2 TDs (totalled to include yards lost from sacks)
Madden-like numbers. So far this season, Keenum has become the NCAA leader in total offense (18,434), passing touchdowns (144) and passing yards (17,537) and can still attain the all-time completion record (1,404) with seven more, and needs one more 300-yard passing game to tie former Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang’s incredible record of 36. Also, he's only been sacked ten times.
Strength of schedule is an issue, but it's the same issue that has befallen Kellen Moore at Boise State for so many years. Moore's managed to get past it with spectacular play. I don't care who a guy plays, because if he's dropping the football into guys right between the numbers like Keenum has been doing, there's no defender on this earth that can stop something like that. Yet the stigma of playing in Conference USA has hurt Keenum.
The Cougars remain undefeated and now, with Boise State's BCS demise, may be in line for a BCS berth. Remember when Hawaii went undefeated in 2007? Their QB Colt Brennan, whose records have been bettered by Keenum, went to New York City as a Heisman finalist. Really, with numbers like these and still games to come, an invite to the final ceremony is the least that Keenum deserves.
Keenum for Heisman
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