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Lamar Jackson stumbled down the stretch, leaving the rest of the field one last chance to catch him in the Heisman Trophy race.An avalanche of sacks and turnovers the last two weeks have taken some of the luster off an otherwise spectacular season for the Louisville quarterback.His numbers still stack up with the best in the country this season and some of the best in recent college football history. But he has been on the losing side of his final two regular-season games and no player who has won the Heisman has picked up the trophy on a two-game skid since Tim Brown of Notre Dame in 1987.Working against Jackson is that on championship weekend, when there are few games and many Heisman voters are paying closer attention than they have all season, he is out of the game.Meanwhile, Clemsons Deshaun Watson, Washingtons Jake Browning and Oklahomas Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook are playing in high-stakes games, with a chance to make lasting impression.Ballots are due Monday and the finalists will be announced later that same day. The ceremony is Dec. 10.Jackson still leads the AP panels voting in the final Heisman Watch of the season. The only difference this week is that for the first time, he did not receive all seven first-place votes from the panel. He got six. (First-place vote (equals) three points; second-place (equals) two; third-place (equals) 1).Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville (20 points)Number to know: While Jackson is the seventh FBS player to ever reach 20 touchdowns scored and 20 touchdown passes in a season (including three Heisman winners in Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Johnny Manziel), he is the first to reach 20 touchdowns scored and 30 touchdown passes in the regular season.Next: Bowl game.Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (13 points)Number to know: Watson is closing strong, much as he did last season. The competition has not been the best, but in his last four games Watson has completed 76 percent of his passes, with 12 touchdown passes and four interceptions (three of which came in the loss to Pitt).Next: vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech in the ACC championship game Saturday. The Hokies are fourth in the ACC in defense, allowing 4.89 yards per play.Dede Westbrook, QB, Oklahoma (3 points)Number to know: Eleven of his 15 TDs from scrimmage have covered of 40+ yards, the most by any player since 1998.Next: vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State for the Big 12 championship Saturday. The Cowboys are tied for fourth in the Big 12 in pass defense, allowing 7.3 yards per pass attempt.Jake Browning, QB, Washington (2 points)Number to know: Browning is second among Power Five quarterbacks with 40 touchdown passes. He has one fewer than Texas Techs Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown 262 more passes.Next: vs. No. 9 Colorado in the Pac-12 championship game Friday. The Buffaloes have the No. 1 pass defense in the Pac-12 by yards allowed per pass (5.4) and passer efficiency rating against (97.65).Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama (2 points)Number to know: The best player on the No. 1 defense in the country, allowing 3.96 yards per play, and a total of 824 yards rushing. No other team has allowed less than 1,175 yards rushing.Next: vs. No. 15 Florida in the SEC championship game Saturday. The Gators are second-to-last in the SEC in offense, gaining 5.27 yards per play.Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma (1 point)Number to know: Leads the nation in yards per attempt (10.9) and passing efficiency (194.7).Next: vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State for the Big 12 championship Saturday. The Cowboys are fifth in the Big 12 in defense, allowing 5.77 yards per play.Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State (1 point)Number to know: Cook has rushed for 160.8 yards per game against four ranked opponents, the most of any Power 5 player.Next: Bowl game.---AP Heisman watch panel: National Writer Paul Newberry, Georgia; Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins, Texas; Sports Writer John Marshall, Arizona; Sports Writer Joedy McCreary, North Carolina; Sports Writer Eric Olson, Nebraska; Sports Writer Steve Megargee, Tennessee; College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo, New York.---Follow Ralph D. 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Wholesale Custom Rams Shirts . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Alabama?offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin has agreed to become Florida Atlantics next football coach.Although the school hasnt announced the move, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a Monday news conference that FAU had made a great hire.We think this is a wonderful opportunity for him to be a head coach again, Saban said. I think FAU has selected someone that is going to do a great job for them. Hes done a great job here molding our offensive players to what they can do to have the best chance to be successful, and I think thats always something thats very telling about the quality of a coach.Kiffin had been engaging in back-and-forth talks with the Conference USA school since last Friday, sources told ESPN. At one point, negotiations between the two sides stalled, but a deal was struck early Monday morning, sources said.Kiffin will remain Alabamas offensive coordinator throughout the College Football Playoff, Saban said, maintaining a similar role to former defensive coordinator Kirby Smarts last season, after he took Georgias head-coaching job.Kiffin, 41, returns to the head-coaching fraternity after three seasons as offensive coordinator under Saban. The Crimson Tide are in pursuit of their second straight national championship and have won three straight SEC titles, with Kiffin getting three different first-year starters ready at quarterback, including true freshman Jalen Hurts this season.Kiffins contract with Alabama was set to expire after this season, and he wasnt expected to return, which helps explain why he made a hard push to find a head-coaching job -- even if it meant a step down in prestige and most likely a pay cut.Lane appreciates the opportunity Nick Saban gave him and feels good about everything Alabama accomplished during his three years there, but he was at a point in his career where he was ready to go prove that he could be a head coach again, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com.Kiffins salary at FAU will average in thee $1 million range annually, according to sources.dddddddddddd He was making $1.4 million per year as Alabamas offensive coordinator.One of the finalists for the Houston head-coaching job, which went to Major Applewhite last week, Kiffin takes over an FAU program that went 3-9 this past season. He replaces Charlie Partridge, who was fired in November after going 9-27 in three seasons at the Boca Raton, Florida, school.Kiffin was also being pursued by new LSU head coach and friend Ed Orgeron to be the Tigers offensive coordinator. But Kiffin?wanted to keep all of his options open, including going back to the NFL.Considered by many to be one of the top offensive minds in the game, Kiffin has generated his share of controversy in his career, which has given some athletic directors and presidents around the country cause for concern about his ability to manage a program. But Saban said last week that he is confident Kiffin is ready to be a head coach again.This will be Kiffins fourth head-coaching stint. He was the Oakland Raiders head coach for the 2007 season and part of the 2008 season before being fired by Al Davis, the late Raiders owner. He went to Tennessee as head coach in 2009, but he bolted for USC after just one season in Knoxville.A former assistant at USC under Pete Carroll, Kiffin was the Trojans head coach from 2010 to 12 and then was fired five games into the 2013 season by then-USC athletic director Pat Haden. At USC, Kiffin inherited a program under severe NCAA sanctions. He was 35-21 at Tennessee and USC and 5-15 with the Raiders. He landed all three head-coaching jobs before the age of 35.Kiffin has some ties to the Florida area. His father, Monte Kiffin, was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator for 13 years from 1996 to 2008, and Lane Kiffin was on the Jacksonville Jaguars staff for a season in 2000. ' ' '