re: Daniels has to be at the Heisman ceremony.....

I think he will be helped by the fact that West Coast voters will split their votes between Nix, Pennix and Williams. If just one of those guys was having an amazing season, they would probably win - especially on a playoff team.

There's a documented trend of regional bias in Heisman voting. The fact that votes will be split in the West will give Daniels an inside lane to take it.