On Saturday night, Florida State’s Jameis Winston became the third Seminole player in history to win the prestigious Heisman trophy. The redshirt freshmen also became the youngest winner in history as well. Winston absolutely demolished the competition much like he did on the field, by earning 2,205 points while the runner-up was Alabama’s A.J. McCarron with just 704 points. That is the seventh largest margin of victory in Heisman voting.
Winston, who has gone through controversy the past month due to a rape accusation that took place a year ago, was left off 115 voter’s ballots. Despite no charges being brought due to lack of evidence, the accusation alone seems to be the only reason a voter could leave Winston off of a ballot despite winning the trophy in a landslide. Former Auburn Heisman winner, Cam Newton, was left off of 105 ballots due to the controversy of his father shopping his son during his recruitment.
With the recent cloud of controversy, fans and critics aren’t really comprehending how incredible of a season the quarterback is having in 2013. Obviously 38 touchdowns and and 3,825 yards are impressive, but not the whole story. Winston is on track to break the NCAA record for passer efficiency rating (190.1) and leads the nation in in adjusted QBR and yards per attempt.
Winston’s No. 1 ranked Seminoles take on Auburn for the national championship next month and seek to join 1995 Nebraska as the only teams in history to finish a season with no opponents coming within two touchdowns of them. The Seminoles are defeating times by an average of 42.3 points per game.
If Winston can complete the perfect season to finish with a national championship, he will become only the fourth Heisman winning quarterback to do so in 49 years and the youngest.
Joshua Caudill is a writer for CraveOnline Sports, a surfing enthusiast, a college sports fanatic, and an expert on all things Patrick Swayze. You can follow him on @JoshuaCaudill85.
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