Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three scores, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass and scored the winning touchdown with 59 seconds left to help Stanford hand Weis and the Fighting Irish a fourth straight loss. To me, he just gave himself a reason to be invited to New York. Gerhart for the Heisman? Why not? The big-picture stats: Gerhart finished the regular season with 26 rushing TDs, which leads the nation and is a conference record, breaking Corey Dillon and LenDale White's tie at 24. Gerhart also became the nation's leading rusher, raising his season total to 1,736 yards. The other stats: Stanford raised its record to 8-4, its best mark since 2001, and ended Notre Dame's seven-game winning streak against the Cardinal. So all the talk may be about Florida's Tim Tebow, Texas' Colt McCoy and Alabama's Mark Ingram but they've had tremendous seasons.
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