College QB Rating Update

Colt McCoy for Heisman! Absurd? Well, Texas QB Colt McCoy is right below Ohio State QB Troy Smith in the QB rating rankings. Ok, maybe that's a little far fetched. Smith's Buckeyes beat McCoy's Longhorns in Austin earlier this season and Smith is ahead of McCoy in the rankings.

However, what about Nebraska QB Zac Taylor? Taylor has more yards, more yards per attempt, and the same number of INT's (2) as Smith. He has 13 TD's to Smith's 15, but has taken one less sack and has a higher QB rating. Or, there is Erik Ainge of Tennessee. He has more yards and yards per attempt than Smith. He also has a higher rating and higher completion percentage. He has 5 INT's and only 14 TD's, but he has led the Volunteers to a 5-1 record with victories over California and Georgia. Tennessee's only loss is to Florida. Ainge has 2 games with 300+ yards (Air Force and Memphis) and was 11-18 for 291, 4 TD's and 1 INT against UC-Berkeley. That is a Heisman-worthy performance! Why isn't Ainge getting Heisman hype?

Troy Smith is 25th in yards among D-1A QB's. That isn't even 80th percentile. Houston Cougars QB Kevin Kolb has almost 500 yards more than Smith (1756 to 1261) with 14 TD's and 1 INT. Kolb almost led his Cougs to a win at Miami. Houston lost to the U by 1 point. Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell has 18 TD's. Smith is 21st in yards per attempt (8.5), behind leader Tyler Palko (10.2), Bobby Reid of Oklahoma State, Paul Thompson of Oklahoma, Kolb, Florida's Chris Leak, and numerous others. Again, Smith is solid, but it's WAY too early to give him the Heisman. Plus, he shouldn't even be among the leaders based on his play thus far.