Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs past Oregon Ducks linebacker Tyson Coleman (33) in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium. Ohio State won 42-20. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports NCAA Football New Heisman Trophy betting odds were released and you might be slightly surprised at who the favorite is Next: Ranking the 50 Greatest Football Programs of All-Time With the college football season nearly here for all of us to enjoy, it’s time for us to start speculating on who will be taking away the Heisman Trophy in December. With Marcus Mariota getting set to begin his NFL career, we are guaranteed a new winner of the most coveted individual prize in the game. After the performance he put on in leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to the National Championship in the inaugural College Football Playoff, the betting favorite thus far has been running back Ezekiel Elliott. Following two games in which he scorched both Alabama and Oregon, it’s been a shock to no one that he’s been the betting favorite since the end of January. However, we have a change at the top in the latest betting odds. According to the latest odds released by Bovada, by a small margin, the new 2015 Heisman Trophy betting favorite is none other than TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin. .@BovadaLV now lists TCU QB Trevone Boykin as latest @HeismanTrophy favorite pic.twitter.com/VpsIVZT6Nz — Zac Ellis (@ZacEllis) July 7, 2015 While you can very easily rationalize Boykin coming away with the award by the time the season is all said and done, it’s still hard to make an argument against Elliott. No matter who the quarterback is under center by the time the season rolls around, there’s no question that Elliott is the engine that makes this offense go. We saw that first-hand at the end of last season. …
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