Good stuff, but Ehlinger will not be in New York at the end of this season, nor will he skip his senior season. Tua Tagovailoa and Joe Burrow are the front runners. Justin Fields and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor are in the conversation. Jalen Hurts and Trevor Lawrence are in the mix. Nobody outside of Austin is talking about Ehlinger for the Heisman.
Realistically, October is the month where the real discussions begin. Clearly Ehlinger started the season as an outsider. NOBODY was talking about Colt McCoy as a '08 Heisman in September '08. That changed REAL f'n quick once October got rolling. Rest assured, if Ehlinger's very good play continues and Texas is 8-1 after October then plenty outside Austin will be talking about the possibility of him at least being in NY. tOSU has played NOBODY. Will Fields collapse when they do. Perhaps not. But we need to see tOSU play some warm bodies first. Clearly Tua and Burrow are experienced and likely will be in the thick of it. But beyond that, a seat in NY is for the taking for Sam. But right now, there's been too many dead weight opponents for a lot of candidates to put a ton of stock into projections for NYC.