Fernando Mendoza is the New Heisman Trophy Favorite

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Week 8 saw Miami, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Memphis and UNLV each suffer their first loss of the season.

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We also saw Carson Beck’s Heisman hopes crushed by an zero-TD, four-INT game. He’s obviously no longer the Heisman favorite

Here are notes on the odds changes after Week 8:

CFP

    • Ohio State remains the favorite.
    • Indiana moves from fourth to third.
    • Miami moves from third to eighth.
    • Vanderbilt from 60/1 to 33/1.
    • Tennessee from 40/1 to 75/1.
    • USC from 55/1 to 100/1.
    • Washington, Nebraska, Auburn, Baylor, Memphis, and UNLV are now off the board.

Heisman

    • Fernando Mendoza is once again the Heisman favorite.
    • Carson Beck from the favorite at 3/1 to 12th at 45/1.
    • Julian Sayin from 14/1 to 4/1.
    • Marcel Reed from 22/1 to 7/1.
    • Diego Pavia from 50/1 to 10/1.
    • Devon Dampier, Demond Williams Jr., Dylan Raiola, Joey Aguilar, Justin Haynes, Kevin Jennings, Rueben Bain Jr. and Saywer Robertson are now off the board.

CFP future lines are subject to change. Heisman future lines are also subject to change.

2025 CFP Championship

   

Ohio State

5/2

(+250)

Alabama

6/1

 

Indiana

17/2

(+850)

Notre Dame

9/1

 

Oregon

9/1

 

Georgia

10/1

 

Texas A&M

10/1

 

Miami Florida

14/1

 

Texas

16/1

 

Texas Tech

16/1

 

Ole Miss

25/1

 

Oklahoma

28/1

 

Vanderbilt

33/1

 

Missouri

35/1

 

Tennessee

75/1

 

Georgia Tech

100/1

 

Louisville

100/1

 

LSU

100/1

 

USC

100/1

 

Utah

100/1

 

Michigan

125/1

 

BYU

150/1

 

Cincinnati

250/1

 

Virginia

300/1

 

South Florida

400/1

 

Navy

500/1

 
     

2025 Heisman Trophy

   

Fernando Mendoza

11/4

(+275)

Ty Simpson

3/1

 

Julian Sayin

4/1

 

Marcel Reed

7/1

 

Diego Pavia

10/1

 

Gunner Stockton

10/1

 

Dante Moore

16/1

 

Jeremiyah Love

28/1

 

Jeremiah Smith

33/1

 

CJ Carr

40/1

 

Trinidad Chambliss

40/1

 

Carson Beck

45/1

 

Haynes King

50/1

 

Jayden Maiava

50/1

 

John Mateer

75/1

 

Garrett Nussmeier

100/1

 

Jalon Daniels

100/1

 

Arch Manning

300/1

 

- BetOnline Press

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