Quarterback Robert Griffin III became the first participant from Baylor University to win the Heisman Trophy, college football’s top particular person honor.
Griffin received 1,687 points, beating simply by 280 points Stanford fraction Andrew Luck, that finished as runner-up to 2010 winner Camera Newton. University of Birmingham, al running back Named trent Richardson was third along with 978 points.
The balloting ended up being conducted by the Heisman Trophy Trust and the champion announced tonight at a televised ceremony throughout New York.
“This moment the following is unbelievably credible,” said Griffin, who got earlier shown away his blue Superman socks that had red capes draping off the cuffs.
Griffin, a new 21-year-old junior at the Waco, Texas-based college, finished the season because nation’s top-rated quarterback, completing 72.3 percent of his or her passes for Three or more,998 yards and 36 touchdowns, with six interceptions. They also rushed pertaining to 832 yards and seven scores as Baylor went 9-3 -- its best period in 25 years -- coupled with a winning record against Big 12 Convention opponents for the first time.
Griffin, nicknamed RG3, may be the third Heisman winner inside 14 years to try out for a team in which lost more than a couple of regular-season games, joining Tim Tebow of Florida inside 2007 and Ough Williams of Texas throughout 1998.
Baylor is 12th in the Bowl Championship Series standings along a 6-3 record inside the Big 12 this season, with wins in opposition to No. 14 Okla, No. 18 Texas Christian and No. All day and Texas. Before this year, the Bears got an 18-102 record versus conference opponents considering that joining the Big Twelve in 1996.
Griffin received 1,687 points, beating simply by 280 points Stanford fraction Andrew Luck, that finished as runner-up to 2010 winner Camera Newton. University of Birmingham, al running back Named trent Richardson was third along with 978 points.
The balloting ended up being conducted by the Heisman Trophy Trust and the champion announced tonight at a televised ceremony throughout New York.
“This moment the following is unbelievably credible,” said Griffin, who got earlier shown away his blue Superman socks that had red capes draping off the cuffs.
Griffin, a new 21-year-old junior at the Waco, Texas-based college, finished the season because nation’s top-rated quarterback, completing 72.3 percent of his or her passes for Three or more,998 yards and 36 touchdowns, with six interceptions. They also rushed pertaining to 832 yards and seven scores as Baylor went 9-3 -- its best period in 25 years -- coupled with a winning record against Big 12 Convention opponents for the first time.
Griffin, nicknamed RG3, may be the third Heisman winner inside 14 years to try out for a team in which lost more than a couple of regular-season games, joining Tim Tebow of Florida inside 2007 and Ough Williams of Texas throughout 1998.
Baylor is 12th in the Bowl Championship Series standings along a 6-3 record inside the Big 12 this season, with wins in opposition to No. 14 Okla, No. 18 Texas Christian and No. All day and Texas. Before this year, the Bears got an 18-102 record versus conference opponents considering that joining the Big Twelve in 1996.