When it comes time to tally up his numbers and cast a vote for the Heisman Trophy, let the record show that Ed Oliver's case should include not just offensive linemen vanquished and quarterbacks devoured, but that the Houston defensive lineman was also responsible for a significant step forward in bobblehead engineering.
OK, so that nudge actually came from Houston's sports-information director, David Bassity. He was looking for a good way to hype Oliver as a potential Heisman candidate -- something of a long shot given that the trophy almost always goes to a quarterback or running back.