The Texas A&M program has risen in the ranks of college football. The Aggies are lead by Freshmen Quarterback Johnny Manziel. The team has been floating under the radar in college football. Johnny Manziel has performed spectacular throughout the season, thus earning the nickname "Johnny Football" from the national media. The game against the Arkansas Razorbacks was Manziel's coming out party. He passed for 453 yards and 3 touchdowns to go along with 105 rush yards with 1 touchdown. The Aggies went on to win the game in convincing fashion 58-10. In the game versus #23 Louisiana Tech, Manziel compiled 584 yards of offense rushing and passing to go along with 6 touchdowns. The game that has risen "Johnny Football" through the ranks of the Heisman polls was #1 Alabama. The Freshmen Quarterback put on a show for the ages by leading his team to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter of play. The defending National Champion Crimson Tide are nearly impossible to beat on their home field in Tuscaloosa. Manziel and his no fear approach seemed to trickle down the whole team. After Alabama got over the shock of being thoroughly out-played, they reeled off 14 straight points for a 20-14 halftime deficit. The second half would consist of huge plays being made by both teams. Texas A&M went on to make all the plays needed for the upset. The game ended with a 4th and goal stand made by the Aggies with 1:36 left. Johnny Manziel finished the game, rushing for 92 yards and throwing for 253 with 2 touchdowns. The final score of the monumental upset was 29-24. The performance by Manziel catapulted him into the top 3 of the Heisman race. Both the A&M team and "Johnny Football" have put a serious monkey-wrench in the Heisman and National Championship picture. The lost, dropped Alabama from first to fourth in the BCS rankings and Manziel was not seriously mentioned as a Heisman candidate until the Alabama win. Everyone expected the Crimson Tide to be in the big game in the end. Thanks to Manziel and his teammates, the public may witness a National Champion that's not a member of the SEC conference.

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