Heisman voters run Wildcat
K- State’s Klein makes mark with balanced attack
The Heisman Trophy race, like the college football season, is not a sprint but a marathon.
To see how that cliché has been driven home, look no further than Morgantown, W.Va. Two weeks ago, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was the runaway leader. There was another big performance Saturday in Morgantown, but it was the visitor from Kansas State putting up the numbers.
Wildcats quarterback Collin Klein holds the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s survey of its 35 official Heisman voters, named first on 32 ballots and second on the remaining three for 102 total points.
Third last week, Klein outshined previous front-runner Smith in their meeting, augmenting his near-flawless 19-for-21 for 323 yards and three touchdowns through the air with four scores on the ground.
Klein has accounted for 24 touchdowns this season and leads the offense-heavy Big 12 Conference in passing efficiency. Smith still is getting consideration but fell to fourth with 23 points after his second suc- cessive rough week, in which he threw his first two interceptions of the season.
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o moved to second. Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller — who left the Buckeyes’ overtime win against Purdue in the third quarter after what coach Urban Meyer said Monday was a neck injury akin to whiplash — slipped to third. Meyer said he expected Miller to practice today.