Without further ado, here are the top-five Heisman Trophy candidates ranked in order with Week 8 behind us. Plus, some additional names who deserve to be a part of the conversation, too: Season stats: 1,931 passing yards, 20 total touchdowns (two rushing) and one interception.

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the Heisman rankings as Carson Beck and Trinidad Chambliss have dropped out of the race.

Three players have separated themselves from the pack in the Heisman Trophy race. Here's where Indiana's Fernando Mendoza stands.

Dante Moore had a four-touchdown performance against Rutgers in Week 8; find out where that places him on the Heisman Trophy odds list.

The list of candidates for the Heisman Trophy race has seen several shifts during the first half of this college football season.

Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed threw for 280 yards and 4 TDs vs Arkansas, cementing his status as a legitimate Heisman Trophy dark horse

Here's who has the best odds at winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy ahead of Week 8 of the college football season:

Fernando Mendoza and Indiana did so last week when they took down Dante Moore and Oregon in one of the biggest games of the Big Ten season. It was a program-defining victory for the Hoosiers in what has been an incredible rise to college football's upper echelon over the last season and a half,

It's been a wide-open Heisman race so far, but as we reach the midpoint of October, three quarterbacks are starting to stand above the pack.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia channeled Johnny Manziel during his team’s 31-24 win over LSU on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Following a rushing touchdown in the third quarter, Pavia celebrated by hitting a Heisman Trophy pose along with a money-throwing gesture, an homage to Manziel.