Pitt QB Tyler Palko is on the early list of players to be watched for the Maxwell Award. This is the college player of the year award.

Then there is this from Matt Hayes of the Sporting News:

Please, oh giver of truth, a Heisman Trophy sleeper?

A: Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko. First-year coach Dave Wannstedt is stepping into a good situation: Pitt is loaded, and the schedule is favorable. And the fiery Palko has two key games in the first month of the season — vs. Notre Dame, at Nebraska — that could vault him all the way to second banana behind Southern California’s Matt Leinart. Because, really, unless Leinart is injured, he’ll win it again. And so will USC.

I don’t know if Palko will be up there, but I’ve got a Jackson on the field over Leinart. I just don’t see them wanting to give the Heisman to him a 2nd straight year.