"[Murray] has done things in college football that have never happened before, but I think the biggest thing for me is he had to do it in big moments. He's had to continually make big plays in big games throughout the entire year. He's been the most dynamic player in the country. ... There's a lot of other great ones out there, I get this, but our guy right here is pretty special." -- Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley

Tagovailoa exited the game against Georgia during the fourth quarter. The Heisman Trophy front-runner was having arguably his worst performance of the season, throwing for just one touchdown with two interceptions. -- Alex Scarborough

The first-year Buckeyes starter struck a quick Heisman pose in the end zone of Lucas Oil Stadium after passing for his fifth touchdown in a 45-24 win over Northwestern on Saturday. Haskins threw for 499 yards to go with those five scores -- both records for the Big Ten title game -- and claimed the game's MVP trophy. He said afterward that he believes he should be in the running for another trophy next week. -- Dan Murphy

West Virginia didn't make it to the Big 12 championship, but Grier boasts arguably the best throwing arm in college football, completing 266 passes this year for 3,864 yards and 37 touchdowns