J.T. Barrett was big-time in prime time last week and has two more showcase games in the next three weeks to boost his Heisman Trophy hopes.The Ohio State quarterback still has a long way to go to be a threat to Louisvilles Heisman front-runner Lamar Jackson, but if he is going to make a move now is the time. Barrett and the No. 2 Buckeyes are in the Saturday night slot on ABC again this week when they visit Penn State.Ohio State moves off the main stage the next week when it plays Northwestern at home before another prime-time game against No. 8 Nebraska, which could be a matchup of unbeaten teams.Against Wisconsin last week, Barrett ran for two touchdowns and threw what turned out to be the game-winner in overtime. Heisman voters like clutch and Barrett was at his best leading the Buckeyes from behind in the second half and to the win in OT.At a time when fans can watch a football game on their phones while pretending to pay attention to a kids soccer match, you might think playing nationally televised night games is not so important for a Heisman Trophy contender. But performing well in the spotlight still helps a lot.1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville (21 points)Last week: Jackson had an off night passing against Duke (13 for 26 for 181 yards) but his 144 yards and a touchdown on the ground made up for it. Even in a spotty performance Jackson has spectacular moments.This week: North Carolina State. The Wolfpack just lost to Clemson in overtime last week so Jackson can make a counter-point to Deshaun Watsons performance.2 (tie). Jake Browning, QB, Washington (8 points)Last week: Off.This week: Oregon State, which has the fifth-best defense in the Pac-12 at 5.27 yards allowed per play.2 (tie). Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (8 points)Last week: Watson threw for a season-high 378 yards and the winning touchdown in overtime against North Carolina State. If not for a missed chip-shot field goal by the Wolfpack, the lasting memory of this game for Watson probably would have been the first pick-six of his career.This week: Off.3. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State (4 points)Last week: Barrett passed for 226 yards and ran for 92 and two touchdowns against Wisconsin. He was 4 for 4 for 40 yards in overtime.This week: at Penn State, which has the eighth-best defense in the Big Ten at 5.34 yards allowed per play.4. Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston (1 point)Last week: Ward had his best rushing game of the season in a wild win against Tulsa with 147 yards.This week: at SMU, which has the ninth-best defense in the American Athletic Conference at 5.48 yards allowed per play.FIVE MORE TO WATCH- Jabil Peppers, LB/QB/PR, Michigan. Peppers needs to follow up that eye-catching performance against Rutgers two weeks ago to keep momentum going. Good time to play Illinois.- Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State. Of all those high-profile running backs that were getting Heisman hype in the preseason (Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette, Nick Chubb), only Cook is still in the race.- Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State. The senior has 1,111 yards rushing in six games and needs 1,014 more to break Wisconsin Heisman winner Ron Daynes NCAA career record of 6,397 yards.- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma. Two early losses bumped Mayfield to the back of the Heisman line, but he is the third-highest rated passer in the nation (180.36).- Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama. 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The difference from bottom to top is only a handful of games and when theyre all so evenly contested, trying to determine a winner is near on impossible.Individual performances were the toast of the round as Jerome Randle, Casper Ware and Casey Prather all put their name forward for the player of the round.Adelaide have gone from struggling to win games to now being the hottest team on the floor, winning their last five matches. Brisbane have gone the other way as they find themselves riding a three-game losing streak.So who and what stood out the most during Round 10?Coming for the KingsOld time rivals Sydney and Melbourne have a history of putting on classic contests. Their last two games again fit the bill. When big clashes arise, it calls for the key players to lift and get their side over the line.For the Kings those players this season have been Kevin Lisch and Brad Newley - for United for so long that player has been Chris Goulding. In the past two games though, the biggest player to shine under the bright lights has been Casper Ware - he has averaged 25.5 points per game across the last two, walking away with two victories against the top-of-the table Kings.Form SlumpThe Kings are loaded, no doubting that. They have firepower all over the floor and none can be more damaging than three point king, Jason Cadee.When he gets hot and is in rhythm there is little opposing teams can do to slow him down. Luckily for opponents Cadee has been more cold than hot this season.Over the past four rounds Cadee has scored a total of 59 points and the Kings have a 3-4 record during that span. For a player with the scoring ability of Cadee, averaging only 8.4 points during a seven game stretch isnt good enough.Can he regain his form and help get the Kings back into their dominnant winning ways or will his scoring slump continue?Even SpreadOnly one game was decided by over 10 points and seven of the eight teams have between six and eight wins.dddddddddddd Just to show how even this competition is, the bottom-of-the table New Zealand Breakers have a 7-9 record while the second placed Adelaide 36ers have an 8-6 record.You can lose one game and tumble down the standings or you could vault all the way up with a win over a top ranked side.The word upset no longer applies to the NBL as any given match is a complete coin toss. Youre not going to be surprised if the Breakers take down the Kings or if Cairns topple Perth on the road.Ware vs. PratherThe battle between Melbourne and Perth was electric enough, the game was decided by only three points and really could have gone either way.Casper Ware torched opposing point guard Jarrod Kenny on his way to 38 points and five assists. Usually numbers like that are enough to get your team over the line and earn you player of the game honours.Unfortunately, he was outdone by MVP front-runner; Casey Prather.Prather led the three major statistical categories, finishing with 39 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. It was the most unstoppable individual performance from any player so far this season.Little TakeoverMitch Creek made his triumphant return in front of a raucous home crowd however, it was Randle who stole the show. Not to be outdone by Casey Prather, Randle took it up to right up to David Stockton.Ending the game with 37 points at a ridiculously efficient 78.9 percent from the floor.Randles speed and agility was too much for the Breakers to handle as he got to anywhere he wanted to go on the floor. Whilst only hitting one shot from beyond the arc it couldnt have come at a better time, putting the 36ers up 11 with a little over a minute to play.The 36ers are now the inform team of the competition and have won five5 in a row. ' ' '