Cal 52, UC Davis 3: Keenan Allen For The Heisman

Keenan Allen in High School 

When Cal Football Assistant Coach Tosh Lupoi convinced North Carolina and America's best high school defensive back Keenan Allen to commit to UC Berkeley rather than Alabama, no one had any idea that Allen would wind up on the other side of the ball at Cal, except perhaps Head Coach Jeff Tedford.

Now, Keenan Allen may be the best college freshman wide receiver in the nation.

With his 158 of the 517 yards of total offense Cal amassed against UC Davis in a 52 to 3 win Saturday in Berkeley, Keenan Allen should be marketed as a candidate for The Heisman Trophy. So, let's get the ball rolling (excuse the pun) now. It would make the second straight year Cal had a real, live Heisman candidate, with Cal starting the 2009 Season by touting Running Back Jahvid Best for the award.

If you missed Keenan Allen's amazing 48-yard touchdown, here it is:



And unless you think wide receivers can't win the Heisman, here's two names: Desmond Howard and Tim Brown.

OK, so it's just one game. But this blogger's counting on Cal Offensive Coordinator Andy Ludwig to design the right plays to make it happen.

It's on you, Andy; please, don't wide-receiver-screen him to death, deal?  (More on this, later.)

Cal's Keenan Allen For The Heisman.   You saw it here, first.