Michigan Wolverine sophomore QB Denard Robinson protected his lead in the Heisman trophy ranking with yet another tremendous performance – even though exiting the game early – against the Bowling Green Falcons a week ago, a major sport media outfit announced Tuesday.
Robinson, the country’s leading rusher, regained his lead in week five of ESPN’s Heisman Trophy Watch, slightly ahead of Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Alabama’s Mark Ingram, Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor, and Stanford’s Andrew Luck.
The 20-year-old Robinson was restricted to less than a quarter of the game against the Falcons right after taking in a hard hit from Falcons freshman Ryland Ward.
In spite of this, prior to the hit, Robinson until now established a extraordinary start in the game, as he completed four-of-four passes for 129 yards and made two rushing TDs to blow the match wide open in the initial quarter of Saturday’s 65-21 win over the Falcons.
With that kind of performance, the majority of college football fans named Robinson as the future Michael Vick or Vince Young owing to his potential to incorporate his double-threat ability.
In his initial four games, the Wolverine signal-caller completed 53-of-76 (71 percent) for 671 yards, four TD passes, and one interception. He rushed a nation’s high 688 yards on 79 carries and six rushing TDs.
Robinson’s 162 QB rating was hands down the one of the country’s best just after five weeks of the regular-season.
Past Michigan and NFL quarterback Brian Griese even equated his passing game to New Orleans QB Drew Brees, who completed 70 percent of his throws to guide his team to a Super Bowl victory.
Still, the season is young for Robinson to become a shoo-in Heisman Trophy winner. Football followers still question his resilience moving deeper into the fall and his knack to lead Michigan over tough competition within the Big Ten.
Robinson, who’s expected to recuperate from the negligible injury, will next confront the Indiana Hoosiers at the Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Indiana additionally has a open defense, and once again, everybody can expect Robinson to produce another “shake-and-bake” game this week.
