LEXINGTON, Ky. – Fresh off a record-setting performance in an upset of Mississippi State, UK star running back Benny Snell is starting to pick up more Heisman buzz.

Snell made the biggest jump in odds to win the Heisman Trophy in the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook’s latest update, according to college football reporter Brett McMurphy. The sportsbook now lists Snell at 80-to-1.

The favorites for the award, according to Westgate, are Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (2 to 3), Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins (5-to-1), Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray (5-to-1), West Virginia quarterback (Will Grier (6-to-1), Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor (15-to-1), Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley (20-to-1) and Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton (20-to-1).

Bovada.com's updated Heisman odds released Monday afternoon still do not include Snell. Bovada dropped Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald from 33-to-1 to 40-to-1 after the loss to Kentucky.

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Snell tied his own single-game UK record with four rushing touchdowns to go with 165 yards in the 28-7 win. He also passed Randall Cobb for UK’s career total touchdowns record (39).

Snell ranks third in the country in rushing yards per game (135) and fourth in rushing touchdowns (seven). Undefeated Kentucky (4-0, 2-0) moved into the top 25 at No. 17 Sunday, offering a boost to Snell's chances for national recognition as well.

Asked if he believed he should be a Heisman candidate after the Mississippi State win, Snell shrugged off the question.

“I’m going to let that just be in the air,” he said. “It is what it is. My play speaks for itself. That’s all I can say.”

UK launched Snell's award campaign Monday afternoon at the website SnellYeah.com while playing up Snell's team-first mentality.

"You can call me nothing special, you can tell people not to buy the hype," Snell says in a video posted on the website. "That's fine. I don't play for recognition, I don't play for awards. I play for Kentucky."

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