Bleacher Report: Taylor Martinez: Nebraska QB Rips Wildcats, Enters Thick of Heisman Race
No freshman has ever raised the Heisman Trophy...until 2010? After scampering for 241 yards and scoring five touchdowns (four running, one throwing) in No. 6 Nebraska's defanging of previously unbeaten Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., Thursday night, Husker QB Taylor Martinez suddenly finds himself inside the marrow of the Heisman race. While fellow speedster Denard Robinson of Michigan currently has a monopoly on college football's most prized individual award, Martinez is closing fast. In front of a national ESPN audience, the 6'1" redshirt frosh zipped through the Wildcats secondary all evening, often untouched, to the final tune of 48-13. How ...