Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse football quarterback Eric Dungey is a candidate for the Heisman Trophy award, or at least one bookmaker is giving people the option to bet on him to win it.
Dungey, a senior, was listed at +8000 (80-to-1 odds) on MyBookie.com after lifting the Orange to a 55-42 season-opening victory at Western Michigan on Friday. That means a $10 bet would pay out $810 ($800 in winnings plus the $10 stake) if Dungey were to become the second player in program history to earn the nation's top individual honor, joining Ernie Davis (1961).