Heisman Watch Week 3: Mason Rudolph continues his climb

With Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both in the top six of the Associated Press Top 25, the state of Oklahoma is the capital of college football right now. A big reason for that is the star quarterbacks for those teams, who now top our Heisman Watch after three weeks of play. Oh, and another running back has entered the mix, too.

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  Heisman survey: Baker Mayfield, Mason Rudolph have state of Oklahoma at the top

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Nation’s No. 1 recruit in 2015 granted release from Auburn

One of the top players in the Class of 2015 will reportedly ply his football wares elsewhere. As reported by 247Sports.com‘s Brandon Marcello and subsequently confirmed by al.com, Byron Cowart requested a release from his Auburn scholarship at some point Monday.  Tuesday morning, the former reported, that release was granted. There’s no word yet on what stipulations were attached to the release, or the reasons behind the original request. Regardless of the why, there’s little doubt the defensive lineman’s on-field play failed to live up to his recruiting pedigree. A consensus five-star signee, Cowart was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 1 player in the Class of 2014 while 247Sports.com had Florida

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Jake Curhan and Cam Goode: Players of the Game from Ole Miss

Four of those have taken on starting roles, in Jake Curhan, Valentino Daltoso, Cameron Goode, and Camryn Bynum. Two of them, Curhan and Goode, earned payer of the game honors on their respective sides of the ball (though Bynum made some clutch pass breakups in the ending sequence).