Tim Tebow back on top in Scripps, USA Today Heisman polls

NOVEMBER 05, 2009

After falling all the way to fifth last week in the weekly Scripps Howard Heisman Poll, Florida quarrterback Tim Tebow moved back into first place this week after accounting for four touchdowns in the Gators' 41-17 win over Georgia.

Which only seems to bolster the argument that the Heisman race is wide open.

Tebow led the Scripps Howard Heisman Trophy poll for the first five weeks of the season before plummeting to fifth last week. He's currently in first this week, followed by Alabama RB Mark Ingram and Houston QB Case Keenum.

Ingram, who took over the top spot last week, will have the national spotlight when the Tide plays LSU in a huge SEC game this Saturday. Tebow also has a chance to put up some big numbers because the Gators are hosting a 2-win Vanderbilt team that has been decimated by injuries.

Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, is also No. 1 in this week's USA Today Heisman Poll.

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