Colt Following

Each weekday while UH junior quarterback Colt Brennan is considered a factor in the Heisman race, the Star-Bulletin will provide pertinent statistics and/or tell you what voters and pundits think of him and his chances.

BOB MATTHEWS

"The No. 2 and No. 3 spots on my Heisman Trophy ballot are up for grabs, but Ohio State QB Troy Smith has clinched the No. 1 spot. Hawaii probably never will have a Heisman Trophy-winning QB, but Colt Brennan's 2006 passing line is fun to look at: 303 of 419 (.723) for 4,155 yards, with 48 TD passes, 8 INTs and a best-in-the-nation 189.6 passer rating in 11 games. Ohio State's Smith has a fifth-best 167.9 passer rating."

PETER SCHRAGER

"Get (Brennan) a plane ticket to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, please. Sure, he won't win the darn thing -- but he deserves to at least be there. It's only right. And while we're at it, let's get BYU's John Beck, Boise State's Ian Johnson, and Rice's Jarrett Dillard in the room too. Even if they're working the event as waiters serving the hors d'oeuvre -- they should be in New York on Dec. 11. "

JOHN HOOVER

"I still don't know who will get my Heisman Trophy vote, but I do know with 100 percent certainty who shall not.

"Troy Smith. ...

"In case you've forgotten -- in case that Hydra beast of Kirk Herbstreit, Mark May, Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Co. has squeezed it out of your memory -- Troy Smith once took $500 from a Buckeye booster."