Heisman Trophy Candidates

The Big East Conferences has four leading Heisman Trophy candidates including two premier running backs in Ray Rice of Rutgers and Steve Slation of West Virginia
and two talented QB candidates in Brian Brohm of Louisville and Pat White of West Virginia. No other conference in the nation can boost this talented a group of Heisman hopefuls. The Big East continues its impressive rise to the top of Division 1 play with another strong early '07 season performance against other leading conferences.

Brian Brohm
QB • Louisville
Sr., 6-4, 228

2007 Game-By-Game
Aug. 30 vs. Murray State,
W, 73-10
16 for 21, 375 yards, 4 TD; 1 rush TD
Sept. 6 vs. Middle Tennessee State,
W, 58-42
25 for 39, 401 yards, 5 TD

Sept. 15 at Kentucky
Sept. 22 vs. Syracuse
Sept. 29 at North Carolina State
Oct. 5 vs. Utah
Oct. 13 at Cincinnati
Oct. 19 at Connecticut
Oct. 27 vs. Pittsburgh
Nov. 8 at West Virginia
Nov. 17 at USF
Nov. 29 vs. Rutgers

Season/Career Highlights
Has thrown touchdown passes on the first offensive plays of both of Louisville’s games this season … Finished the Murray State game with 375 passing yards and four TDs to go with one rushing TD … Threw for a career-high 401 yards with five TDs in the win against Middle Tennessee State … Has registered a BIG EAST record 13 300-yard passing games in his career …Named to 2007 Walter Camp Award watch list.

Ray Rice
RB • Rutgers
Jr., 5-9, 205

2007 Game-By-Game
Aug. 30 vs. Buffalo,
W, 38-3
25 att., 186 yards, 3 TD
Sept. 7 vs. Navy,
W, 41-24
37 att., 175 yards, 2 TD; 1 rec. 22 yards, 1 TD

Sept. 15 vs. Norfolk State
Sept. 29 vs. Maryland
Oct. 6 vs. Cincinnati
Oct. 13 at Syracuse
Oct. 18 vs. USF
Oct. 27 vs. West Virginia
Nov. 3 at Connecticut
Nov. 9 at Army
Nov. 17 vs. Pittsburgh
Nov. 29 at Louisville

Season/Career Highlights
Rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns in the season-opening win against Buffalo … Reached the 3,000-career-yards milestone in the win against Buffalo … Set the BIG EAST single-season rushing record with 1,794 yards in 2006 … Became the Scarlet Knights’ career rushing leader with his second carry against Navy … Named to 2007 Walter Camp Award watch list … Has scored three TDs in each of the first two games.

Steve Slaton
RB • West Virginia
Sr., 5-10, 190

2007 Game-By-Game
Sept. 1 vs. Western Michigan
W, 62-24
16 att., 109 yards, 3 TD; 2 rec., 61 yards, 1 TD
Sept. 8 vs. Marshall,
W, 48-23
24 att., 148 yards, 2 TD

Sept. 13 at Maryland
Sept. 22 vs. East Carolina
Sept. 28 at USF
Oct. 6 at Syracuse
Oct. 20 vs. Mississippi State
Oct. 27 at Rutgers
Nov. 8 vs. Louisville
Nov. 17 at Cinicnnati
Nov. 24 vs. Connecticut
Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh

Season/Career Highlights
Reached the end zone four times in the season-opening win against Western Michigan and twice the following week against Marshall … Reached 3,000 career rushing yards against Marshall … Consensus All-America selection in 2006 after rushing for a school-record 1,744 yards and 16 touchdowns … Ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards (161.9 ypg) and was fourth in rushing … Named to 2007 Walter Camp Award watch list.

Patrick White
QB • West Virginia
Jr., 6-2, 185

2007 Game-By-Game
Sept. 1 vs. Western Michigan
W, 62-24
10 for 18, 192 yards, 2 TD; 9 att., 98 yards, 2 TD
Sept. 8 vs. Marshall,
W, 48-23
13 for 18, 149 yards, 2 TD; 18 att., 125 yards, 1 TD

Sept. 13 at Maryland
Sept. 22 vs. East Carolina
Sept. 28 at USF
Oct. 6 at Syracuse
Oct. 20 vs. Mississippi State
Oct. 27 at Rutgers
Nov. 8 vs. Louisville
Nov. 17 at Cinicnnati
Nov. 24 vs. Connecticut
Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh

Season/Career Highlights
Figured in four touchdowns in the season-opening win against Western Michigan … Had a hand in three TDs in the come-from-behind win against Marshall … 2006 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year … Named to 2007 Walter Camp Award watch list … Only player in the country to rush and pass for more than 1,000 yards in 2006 … The first player in BIG EAST history to accomplish that feat.