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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (November 16, 2005)-Now that the 2005 season is
hitting the home stretch, the race to win the Heisman Trophy has become
much clearer with three candidates from the nation's two top-ranked teams
leading the way. Although the USC Trojans are on tops in the polls, for
the first time all season a USC player is not the favorite to take home this year's Heisman. Instead, college football's most prestigious award has moved in favor of the leader of second-ranked Texas, as Longhorns quarterback Vince Young is now the clear frontrunner to win the Heisman Trophy, according to leading Internet sportsbook http://www.bettorstalk.com/cgi-bin/clickpro/click.cgi?id=48">PinnacleSports
The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports
originally opened betting on the Heisman Trophy on August 24th and listed last year's winner, USC quarterback Matt Leinart, as the
overwhelming favorite to become only the second repeat winner in NCAA
history. Throughout the season, PinnacleSports has listed Leinart or
his backfield teammate Reggie Bush, as the favorite to be named college
football's best player. However, following his career-best
four-touchdown pass performance against Kansas last weekend, the tide has turned, and Vince Young has now become the bookmaker's favorite to win the 2005 Heisman Trophy at 10/13 odds. As recently as last week,
PinnacleSports favored Reggie Bush to win the Heisman, but now lists
the USC running back with the second-best odds at 3/2. The odds that
Leinart will join Archie Griffith as the only two-time winner of the
prestigious award are now a slight long shot at 4/1.
"Although both Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush are again enjoying stellar
seasons, Vince Young is undoubtedly the most dangerous player in the
country with the ability to score on the ground or through the air on any
given play," said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports. "Having already
accounted for 30 total touchdowns and over 3,000 total yards, Young has
clearly established himself as the most complete offensive player in the
nation. With two USC players in contention for the award, we feel it's
likely that Bush and Leinart will split Heisman votes, giving Young an
even bigger edge to become the first Texas quarterback to win the
award."
Who Will Win The 2005 Heisman Trophy?
Player
Current Odds
Opening Odds (8/24)
Vince Young
10/13
7/1
Reggie Bush
3/2
9/2
Matt Leinart
4/1
13/10
For a more information and a complete list of odds, please visit
pinnaclesports