Only a superhuman effort by the two members of the Heisman Watch who were active this week could have dislodged Ron Dayne from his perch. Turns out, what we witnessed was just short of that.

While Joe Hamilton and Chad Pennington had starring roles in victories for Georgia Tech and Marshall, respectively, the race is all but officially over. Dayne will have some company at the Downtown Athletic Club, but he won't have any competition.

RON DAYNE -- WISCONSIN		STATS
1.	Breaking it down: Found out who he'd be running through at the Rose Bowl as Stanford defeated Cal to capture the Pac-10 crown.	Opponent Idle Season	Car-Yds   303-1,834	TD   19
JOE HAMILTON -- GEORGIA TECH		STATS
2.	Breaking it down: Hamilton made his final pitch for the Heisman Trophy by passing for 341 yards and four touchdowns and also leading his team in rushing with 94 yards	Opponent vs Georgia Season	Cmp-Att-Yds 22-32-341 Rush-Yds 15-94 203-305-3,060 156-730	TD-INT 4-1 0 29-11 6
DREW BREES -- PURDUE		STATS
3.	Breaking it down: Moved past Scott Campbell into second place on Purdue's career passing list with 7,746 yards. Topping the list is Mark Herrmann with 9,946.	Opponent at Indiana Season	Cmp-Att-Yds 15-24-197 301-494-3,531	TD-INT 0-0 26*-11 *includes four rushing TDs, one receiving TD
THOMAS JONES -- VIRGINIA		STATS
4.	Breaking it down: Couldn't keep up with Maryland's LaMont Jordan (who rushed for 306 yards), but the Cavaliers came away with the victory. Jones also set the ACC single-season rushing record with 1,798 yards.	Opponent at Maryland Season	Car-Yds 28-91 Rec-Yds 2-12 334-1,798 22-239	TD 0 17
CHAD PENNINGTON -- MARSHALL		STATS
5.	Breaking it down: Overcame a sluggish start by throwing for 378 yards and three touchdowns in his final home game for the Thundering Herd.	Opponent vs. Ohio	Season	Cmp-Att-Yds 25-37-378 255-374-3,515	TD-INT 3-1 36*-10 *includes two rushing TDs