Geno Smith is the favorite for the 2012 Heisman Trophy. He is a heavy favorite at that, and his numbers are beyond dominant—they’re purely absurd. It will take an enormous collapse for him to win the Heisman Trophy.
That said, if that collapse comes, it’s going to be Braxton Miller first in line to take that Heisman Trophy away, because Miller is having an unbelievable season of his own—and he’s now putting some distance between himself and everyone else not named Geno Smith in the 2013 Heisman race.
It’s been remarkable to watch the job Braxton Miller has done adjusting to his new offense here in year one of the Urban Meyer era. True sophomore quarterbacks aren’t supposed to be rocking the world when they’re already on their second offensive system of their collegiate careers, after all. But here we are.
As a pure passer, no, Braxton Miller doesn’t deserve All-American hype. That’s not to say he’s not a good passer, and he’s miles ahead of where, say, Denard Robinson is—both in his sophomore season and now as a senior. But at the end of the day, Miller’s 38th in the nation in passing efficiency at this point. If all he did was stand still, he’d be an honorable mention All-Big Ten QB.
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