SI.com - Writers - Gene Menez: Early Heisman favorites - Tuesday April 25, 2006 12:05PM

After all of this basketball hoopla let's talk about some football hype...

SI.com - Writers - Gene Menez: Early Heisman favorites - Tuesday April 25, 2006 12:05PM: "Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia, Soph.

This 5-foot-10 burner broke out last season, rushing for 1,128 yards and 17 touchdowns -- including 204 yards and three TDs against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl -- while starting only the final six games. He or Mountaineers quarterback Pat White could emerge as a viable candidate if voters don't hold playing in the Big East against them."