Heisman Trophy Power Rankings: Max Duggan punches his ticket to NYC

The Michigan Wolverines won the Big Ten championship for the second consecutive year, and it came in convincing fashion once again. After defeating Ohio State in “The Game,” Michigan cruised to a 43-22 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers.

Michigan was able to pull this off after they lost star running back and Heisman running back Blake Corum to a knee injury. Corum picked up the injury on Nov. 19 against Illinois, which then impacted limited his availability. He played briefly in the second half of that game, and he had just two carries against Ohio State. Prior to the Big Ten Championship Game, it was reported that Corum was undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

On the year, Corum ran for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns while watching 247 carries.

The Wolverines may be playing just fine without him, but there’s no denying that Corum was one of the best players in the country.

If college football fans weren’t convinced that TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan was a legitimate Heisman candidate, they should be now.

Duggan and the Horned Frogs looked to win their first Big 12 championship since 2014, as they faced off against the Kansas State Wildcats. The Horned Frogs actually trailed 28-17 at one point, but Duggan rose to the occasion and put the team on his back to force overtime. He literally put the team on his back when he ran for 95 yards on five carries in the team’s penultimate drive, even scoring the game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately for Duggan, he fell just short of scoring a touchdown in overtime and they turned the football over on downs. Kansas State won the game on a walk-off 31-yard field goal.

In the game, Duggan threw for 251 yards, one touchdown, and one interception (18-of-36 on pass attempts), while running for 110 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.

With this game, Duggan has proven that he deserves an invite to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City on Dec. 10.