Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, right, celebrates a first quarter touchdown against Boise State at Autzen Stadium in Eugene Sept. 7, 2024.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy. He leads the nation with 1,031 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.

Boise State's Ashton Jeanty has been a dynamic runner this season and he is now the new favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.

Whew, that second half against Wisconsin was needed. Both for USC and Moss’s Heisman campaign. After the Badgers led 21-10 at the break, Moss came back out and tossed two touchdowns in the third quarter before running in a third score to start the final frame. USC won, 38-21, as Moss passed for 308 yards at home.

In recent history, the Heisman Trophy has been a QB award. There are outliers like DeVonta Smith in 2020 but it’s often a QB who wins. Six weeks into the 2024 CFB season, a QB is not even in the top two for the lowest odds. Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty (+225) is the favorite to win about halfway through the season.

Ashton Jeanty, a running back for Boise State, has rushed for 1,031 yards and 16 touchdowns through five games.

The Heisman Trophy race and College Football Playoff contenders are beginning to take shape. Where's the betting value entering Week 7?

Ashton Jeanty (+270) is the Heisman Trophy odds favorite entering college football Week 7, but we're targeting Jalen Milroe (+1100) and a few other long shots.

Week 6 brought the biggest Heisman shakeup we’ve seen so far this year, with one top contender tumbling all the way out of the top 10 and several players establishing themselves as legitimate candidates amid a week of upsets.