Wolfe Has A Shot

As Northern Illinois running back Garrett Wolfe starts to get more attention for his incredible performances on the football field, I am seeing a commensurate amount of naysayers in the press pooh-poohing his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy.

I am usually the first to put a kabosh in unrealistic Heisman runs. Raymell Rice? No way in hell. Steve Slaton? He's a sophomore and everyone knows that only juniors or seniors can win! Calvin Johnson? Puh-leez.

The understanding out there is that because Wolfe is from the MAC, he doesn't have a chance. But some observers are just being too sophisticated for their own good and aren't seeing the forest for the trees.

This way of thinking is almost always valid....unless you have a guy who is putting up superhuman stats.

Earth-to-journalists: Wolfe has a chance to rush for 3,000 yards. That's about as many yards as Reggie Bush and LenDale White had last year....combined.

It would be like averaging 45 points per game in basketball, or hitting 85 home runs.

It could be a record that will probably stand for a long, long, loooooong time.

If Wolfe does it, it won't matter if he plays for Northern Illinois. His incredible accomplishment will drown out all the disadvantages of being a MAC Heisman contender.

This could be a very special year for the Heisman.