So much so that Moreno decided to take a couple of weeks off and head back hoe to New Jersey where he could rest and gather himself before the 2008 season. “There’s just so many things coming so fast,” said Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner, who recruited Moreno. “People are pulling him in a million different directions. He’s trying to accommodate everybody. He just needed some Knowshon time.”

After consulting with Moreno’s grandmother, among other people, the decision was made that Moreno could benefit from a couple of weeks back home in New Jersey in May.

“We just felt that it would be good for him to go home where he could just be a normal person for a minute and not be Knowshon,” Garner said. “He could go out and go to the movies. He could go bowling. He can just do some normal things that we felt that we needed. After talking to him since he got back, it was just refreshing for him to go home.”

Said Knowshon Moreno: “Everyone was excited to see me. My friends, my coaches. I haven’t changed.”

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The punishment for such a heinous crime? Knowshon Moreno was assigned to write a 2 page essay on noise and noise pollution. Thank god students have access to Wikipedia. I’m sure Knowshon was able to knock this paper out in a couple of minutes, or at least have his in-house tutor help him.

It’s a funny story and I’m glad it’s the worst we’ve heard of Knowshon. All indications point to him being a good kid and solid citizen. It’s been almost 2 years since this happened and in that time we’ve never heard his name come up for any other off the field issues.

The overwhelming response from the fans was “no” to the two-back system, but a few people suggested UGA run Moreno and king similar to what Auburn did with Cadillac and Brown in 2004. I think that the Dawgs will be fine running their backup fullbacks. Chapas has been playing very well and should be able to fill the roll for the first few months.

I would expect Knowshon Moreno’s statistics to drop some because of the lack of quality blocking he’ll receive, but that just means he’ll have to make more plays himself.

• At LSU
• At Florida (Jacksonville)
• At Kentucky
• At Auburn

That is going to be one hell of a road trip.

So how does this affect Knowshon Moreno. Well it could be seen as a positive or a negative for those of you wanting him to win the Heisman. One, if Georgia is playing good football, Knowshon will be in the spotlight and given a ton of props because the Dawgs tore up 4 opponents on the road. The Heisman voters won’t overlook this. On the other hand, because it will be such a hard road trip, should the Dawgs lose one of these games on national TV it will hurt his chances.

Ultimately, we’ll have to wait an see what happens. I like to think of this stretch of games as an opportunity for Knowshon Moreno to show what he’s made of.

Sportsline - They don’t have their Heisman candidates ranked in any specific order, but they do list Moreno. They mention that the Bulldogs should be preseason ranked #1 and that gives Moreno a great shot at winning a Heisman.

Rivals - They list Knowshon as the #4 ranked Heisman candidate. The only problem they mention is Coach Richt often likes to split the workload, and that could hurt Moreno’s numbers.

Sport Projections - They also have Knowshon listed at #4. I don’t really know much about this site to comment.

Scout - Scout.com did an early prediction a couple of months ago and had Knowshon Moreno listed at #14. A lot of things have changed since then, so once they get a new ranking out we’ll be sure to post it.

So there you have it. A list of some top Heisman Candidate rankings. I couldn’t find one for ESPN or Fox Sports, but I’m sure they’ll be out soon enough. It’ll be interesting to see how far Knowshon Moreno moves up the rankings as the 2008 season begins.

Knowshon Moreno is getting some much deserved publicity so far in 2008. Dawg Post has selected Knowshon Moreno to grace the cover of their 6th annual season preview magazine. This is Moreno’s second Dawg Post cover, but first appearance on the cover of a season preview edition. His previous cover came of the first-annual Next Big Thing edition last fall.

There’s no doubt that Dawg Nation has high hopes and enormous expectations of Knowshon this season. Anything short of a Heisman-type season will be a disappointment.

I think as we approach the opening of the football season throughout the summer, we’ll see Knowshon Moreno gracing the cover of several more magazines.

Here’s a quick excerpt:

The Web site address is www.heismangear.com and will be launched within a month, according to Pritchett.

Neither Pritchett nor his friend and co-founder, senior Matthew Molony, are the typical business majors.

In fact, for the genetics and English majors, respectively, the Web site was born out of a love for Georgia football and later turned into a business venture.

“It came about one day when one of our good friends had the old school Herschel hat, and we’re both huge Dog fans, so to get the backing for Knowshon, we decided to get the Knowshon hats.” Pritchett said.

“We really want Knowshon to win the Heisman, so that’s was our main point to get people rallying around Knowshon at Georgia.”

After a SEC Freshman of the Year season in which he amassed 1,334 yards, Moreno is considered one of the early candidates for the 2008 Heisman. Pritchett said that he isn’t worried about a sophomore slump.

One of the biggest concerns for the site owners is that fans will be buying Tim Tebow merchandise too. It’s a tough pill to swallow for any UGA fan.

He’s going to have serious competition for that award within his own division of the SEC.

Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno is a ‘Dawg to watch.

CBS Sportsline columnist Dennis Dodd has a good profile of Moreno, who to me looks like a reincarnation of Carnell “Cadillac” Williams without all the injury baggage. He even wears No. 24 like Caddy. I covered Williams when he was a star at Etowah High School in Attalla, Ala., and followed him closely through his days at Auburn and now with the Tampa Bay Bucs. I loved the way Carnell attacked the line of scrimmage and wasn’t afraid to take on larger defenders. He was fearless.

Moreno, for my money, may prove to be even better.

He’s my pick to take the Heisman because I expect Georgia to win the SEC and play for the national title in 2008.

Those are nice words for Knowshon. Being only a sophomore, he will have a lot of criticism. Will there be a sophomore slump? Can a sophomore win a Heisman again (Tim Tebow being the first and only to do that last year)? Avoiding injury, I think Knowshon Moreno has just as good of a chance to win the Heisman as anyone else in the country. All eyes will be on him.

Here’s what was said in a Macon Telegraph article:

Georgia is keeping a tight rein on its starting tailback this spring to limit the chance of injury and to give its young tailbacks more work, but the inactivity, combined with Owens’ playful needling, clearly bothered the ultra-competitive Moreno.

“I don’t know how many plays they gave me,” he said. “I just hate sitting out there, but I guess I have to do it a little bit.”

No matter how bad you don’t want him to get hurt, the coaches will have to play him every now and then. You must keep your star players happy.