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Originally posted by Thrillhouse
Fitzgerald really is that good. Thing of it is, if you stop him you stop the team. The right coverage can stop the guy.
White is the obvious Heisman choice right now because he has had a great year on the #1 team and he is a senior. Fitzgerald has the stats but sophmores don't win the Heisman so nothing to worry about.
I have to confess also that I haven't seen any sooner games so far this year, what makes White so good? (I see his stats are good each week)
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White is a great story first and foremost. The man was injured in '01 early on as starter he tore his ACL against Nebraska. He went through extensive surgery/rehab, came back and was named starter again. On an early Non conference game versus Alabama he suffered the same injury to another knee. On both injuries, he was untouched. So now, he's come back after two knee surgeries and about 2 years of rehab to have numbers like 36 TD's and 6 INT's with 11 wins and no losses as QB. He's led the team so well that he's been held out approximately 1 1/2 games this year because of blowouts.
Surrounded by great players? Yes. However, these are the same players that were around when the OU under QB Hybl was thought to be a defensive powerhouse and an offensive non-starter. White is the difference.
With those numbers alone he shouldn't have any problems. To put it in perspective, Carson Palmer, last year's winner amassed these numbers in an entire season: 309-of-489 passes (63.2%) for 3,942 yards, 33 TDs and 10 interceptions. White still has 3 games left and is 216-of-332 passing (65.1 percent), 3,052 yards, 36 TDs, 6 INTs.