College GameDay breaks down Caleb Williams' Heisman chances

Caleb Williams has Oklahoma trending in a very positive direction since taking over at quarterback. With his stellar play over the last couple of weeks, Williams is also gaining ground in the race for the Heisman Trophy. The College GameDay crew discussed Williams’ Heisman chances on Saturday. There is some disagreement on Williams’ standing in the race.

Lee Corso does not believe that Williams can win the Heisman this season. Corso said that Williams being the backup for six weeks will hurt his case.

“I don’t think Williams can win the Heisman trophy,” Corso said. “I’ll tell you why. He was a backup for six weeks. I don’t think it’s possible he gets more votes than Young and Corral. But listen, if he continues to play well, he will be a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate next year.”

Rece Davis also revealed who his winner would be if the season ended right now, and it wasn’t Williams.

“If I had to cast my Heisman ballot right now, I would put at the top of my list Jordan Davis, defensive lineman from Georgia,” Davis said.

Kirk Herbstreit believes Williams has a shot at the Heisman

This season, nobody has really stepped out and taken control of the Heisman race. Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ole Miss’ Matt Corral have been atop the leaderboard for a while now, but neither has truly stepped up to deliver Heisman-like moments, at least Kirk Herbstreit doesn’t think so. With no clear runaway favorite at this point, Williams could make some noise in the Heisman race.

“I would say that eight weeks in, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a year where nobody seems to want the Heisman,” Herbstreit said. “There aren’t any Heisman moments. We can bring up Matt Corral who is a very gifted quarterback or Bryce Young who is quarterbacking Alabama, we can bring all those quarterbacks up. But to me, the guy who’s giving you those Heisman moments is Caleb Williams.

“He’s got Baylor on the road, Iowa State, at Oklahoma State and potentially the Big 12 Championship. So, he’s going to have a stage where nobody has stepped out to win the Heisman. And he’s already looked like a Heisman winner as far as the spectacular plays. He’s going to keep trending in a very positive direction.”

Williams currently has the fifth best odds at taking home the Heisman. He trails Young, Corral, CJ Stroud, and Kenneth Walker.