{
  "id": 15645035,
  "title": "Week 8 Heisman Trophy power rankings: Will Julian Sayin injury hurt Jeremiah Smith?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/week-8-heisman-trophy-power-rankings-will-julian-sayin-injury-hurt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:16:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/week-8-heisman-trophy-power-191628014.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 8 Heisman Trophy power rankings continue to put Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith at the top spot, with Bay Bachmeier of BYU and Darian Mensah of Miami rounding out the top three in contention. Smith's potential injury to starting quarterback Julian Sayin could shake things up, but Smith has proven his resilience and skill time and again. Meanwhile, Oregon State's Jesse Legree continues to impress as a highly impactful receiver, despite his young age and size.",
  "summary": "As we continue to get further into the college football season, Ohio State star Jeremiah Smith’s lead in the Heisman Trophy race just keeps growing. Smith is clearly the best player in college football, and he continues to put up numbers week in and week out. Now, however, things have gotten a little bit more complicated for Smith with five games […] The post Week 8 Heisman Trophy power rankings:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeremiah Smith leads Heisman power rankings at Week 8",
    "Julian Sayin's potential injury may impact Smith's position",
    "Jesse Legree impresses as Oregon State receiver"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}