The Heisman Trophy ceremony takes place on Saturday, December 10th. For those who are wondering if Teqel won the prestigious award, we have the right answer for you.
The Heisman Trophy ceremony takes place on Saturday, December 10, live from New York City. While this year’s competition was wide open, four finalists were selected, all quarterbacks. Caleb Williams from USC, CJ Stroud from Ohio State, Max Dugan from UCLA, and Stetson Bennett from Ohio State.
Looking at the four finalists, Williams appears to be the favorite to win the award. Let’s not forget that Williams transferred from Oklahoma to USC, which was right after Coach Lincoln Riley made the switch.
Was there a transition to win the Heisman Trophy? We have that answer for you.
Has a transmission ever won the Heisman Trophy?
Yes, there have been many players who have won the Heisman Trophy after transferring from another program. Specifically, there have been seven winners who won this award after transferring from another school.
Transfers that won the Heisman Trophy
Here are the seven Heisman-winning conversions:
- [1945:Felix”Doc”Blanchard(ArmyfromNorthCarolina)
- 1968: OJ Simpson (University of Southern California from City College of San Francisco)
- 1983: Mike Rozier (Nebraska from Coffeyville Junior College)
- 2010: Cam Newton (Auburn from Blaine Junior College and Florida)
- 2017: Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma from Texas Tech)
- 2018: Kyler Murray (Oklahoma from Texas A&M)
- 2019: Joe Burrow (LSU from Ohio State).
Heisman’s first winning transfer was Felix “Doc” Blanchard, who transferred from North Carolina to Army. The running back ran for 722 yards and 16 touchdowns on 101 carries while catching four passes for 166 yards and a touchdown in the 1945 season.
Joe Burrow is the latest transfer to win a Heisman Award. In fact, he is the first graduate to move on to win the award. After transferring from Ohio State to OSU, Burroughs had a historic 2019 season, throwing for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns. This was before he ran across Oklahoma and Clemson in the college football game to help lead LSU to the national championship.
In addition, Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray won the Heisman Award in consecutive years for Oklahoma after transferring from different schools. Mayfield transferred from Texas Tech, while Murray transferred from Texas A&M.
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