SI's updated Heisman watch... DH2 at 2 and LF at 4

Watson at 1, Henry 2, McCathry 3 and LF 4th.


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2. Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
Last week: 38 carries, 210 yards, three TDs
Next week: at No. 20 Mississippi State

Henry entered Saturday with a chance to stake his claim as the best running back in the SEC. The Alabama junior outplayed the previous leader in the Heisman race, a player who stood on the opposite sideline.

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Video Derrick Henry, Alabama cement elite status with dominant win over... by Andy Staples
Against LSU, Henry notched his third three-touchdown game of the season and surpassed the 200-yard rushing mark for the second time in as many games. He carried the ball a season-high 38 times, averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Perhaps Henry’s most impressive feat came on Alabama’s final 13-play, 78-yard drive: He ran 10 times for 78 yards to help the Crimson Tide milk the final 9:18 off the clock. Henry was unstoppable until the end.
As luck would have it, Henry’s outing against LSU took place six years to the day of another breakout performance by an Alabama running back. On Nov. 7, 2009, Mark Ingram burst onto the Heisman scene in No. 3 Alabama’s 24-15 win over No. 9 LSU, reeling off 144 yards on 22 carries. Ingram went on to win the Heisman Trophy, and no running back has since taken home the award. After Henry’s efforts against LSU, it’s not unreasonable to predict another Tide winner this year.