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Tebow heads list of Heisman finalists

2006 runner-up McFadden, QBs Brennan and Daniel make final list

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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is one of four finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

McFadden and Brennan were among the players who received plenty of preseason Heisman hype, along with Southern California quarterback John David Booty, Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm, Rutgers running back Ray Rice and Michigan running back Mike Hart.

Booty missed time with injuries and never made a serious run. Injuries also held back Hart. Brohm and Rice had big numbers, but their teams slumped.

Midway through the season, Tebow and Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon started separating themselves from the pack. A knee injury ended Dixon’s season early and probably cost him a trip to New York for the award presentation.

Dixon and the Ducks were No. 2 in the country heading into their 10th game of the season. His left knee buckled early in a loss to Arizona, and without him the Ducks lost their final two games.

Dixon finished the season with 2,136 yards passing and 20 touchdown passes and ran for 583 yards and nine touchdowns.

West Virginia quarterback Pat White was getting lots of Heisman consideration late in the season, when he had four straight 100-yard rushing games and had the Mountaineers a win away from playing for the national title.

But White and West Virginia fell flat in their season finale, losing 13-9 to Pittsburgh. White missed about half the Pitt game with a dislocated thumb on his right (non-throwing hand) and finished the regular season with 1,185 yards rushing and 1,548 yards passing.

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