Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield wins 2017 Heisman Trophy
Baker Mayfield
CLOSE Oklahoma Sooners quarterback  Baker Mayfield  won the 2017 Heisman Trophy. USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback  Baker Mayfield  wins the 2017 Heisman Trophy. (Photo: Todd J. Van Emst  USA TODAY Sports)
 Baker Mayfield  had been to this New York City ceremony before. This time   he  left with a statue.
There was little suspense Saturday night with the announcement that the Oklahoma quarterback is the 2017 Heisman Award recipient.  Mayfield   the fifth man to finish in the top four of the Heisman race three times  is the sixth Sooner so honored overall and the third OU signal caller since 2003 to claim the trophy.
 Mayfield  received 732 first-place votes  Love had 75 and Jackson  got 47.
AWARDS:  Baker Mayfield  wins Walter Camp Award
 Mayfield   22  directed the nationâs most productive offense  averaging 583.3 yards a game  while leading the Sooners to another Big 12 title and a Rose Bowl date with Georgia in the College Football Playoff. His passing numbers were impressive enough â 4 340 yards with 41 touchdowns to just five interceptions and a 71% completion rate. But the fiery competitor did some of his best work in the biggest games  like his 386-yard  three-TD performance at Ohio State and his 598-yard day in a 62-52 shootout win against Oklahoma State. He capped the regular season with four scoring tosses in the Big 12 final against TCU.
"Wow. This is unbelievable for me "  Mayfield  said. "Being up  her  among these greats is something words can't describe. ... It's such an honor."
Baker Mayfield got choked up while thanking Lincoln Riley and his parents pic.twitter.com/eQf16E7MpM â Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 10  2017
 Mayfield  â the first Heisman winner to begin  his  career as a walk-on since athletic scholarships started in the 1950s â is an old-school winner. For decades  seniors dominated the Heisman  but over the last 10 years four juniors  four sophomores and two redshirt freshmen have won the Heisman. By  comparison Mayfield  has been around forever  that first season at Texas Tech coming in 2013.  He  has played 47 college games. Only USCâs Carson Palmer with 50 had played more when  he  won  his  Heisman in 2002.
 Mayfield  is in many ways the perfect college football player: Good enough to play at an elite level  but because  he  is not an ideal NFL prospect   he  stuck around long enough to lead Oklahoma to three Big 12 championships and two Playoff appearances.
 He  also is among the most polarizing college football players of recent vintage.
 Mayfield  was arrested in February and pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors  including public intoxication.  He  was also punished by Sooners coach Lincoln Riley after making an obscene gesture toward Kansas players during a game in November.
And  in Week 2   he  showed  his  exuberance with an act that brought  his  first apology of the season.
After the Sooners' 31-16 win at Ohio State   Mayfield  ran around the field at Ohio Stadium with a crimson OU flag  then took it to the âOâ at midfield and tried to stick it in the ground as his teammates celebrated around him.
The next step for for the former walk-on: To once again prove some folks wrong. Listed at 6-1  220 pounds â and that might be a stretch  â Mayfield  is not the prototype NFL quarterback prospect  but that hasnât stopped  him  from becoming one of the most prolific passers in college football history.
CLOSE Oklahoma Sooners quarterback   [TGT] won the 2017 Heisman Trophy. USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback   [TGT] wins the 2017 Heisman Trophy. (Photo: Todd J. Van Emst  USA TODAY Sports)
  [TGT]   [TGT] had been to this New York City ceremony before. This time    [TGT]   left with a statue.
There was little suspense Saturday night with the announcement that the Oklahoma quarterback is the 2017 Heisman Award recipient.   [TGT] the fifth man to finish in the top four of the Heisman race three times  is the sixth Sooner so honored overall and the third OU signal caller since 2003 to claim the trophy.
  [TGT] received 732 first-place votes  Love had 75 and Jackson  got 47.
AWARDS:   [TGT]   [TGT] wins Walter Camp Award
  [TGT] directed the nationâs most productive offense  averaging 583.3 yards a game  while leading the Sooners to another Big 12 title and a Rose Bowl date with Georgia in the College Football Playoff. His passing numbers were impressive enough â 4 340 yards with 41 touchdowns to just five interceptions and a 71% completion rate. But the fiery competitor did some of his best work in the biggest games  like his 386-yard  three-TD performance at Ohio State and his 598-yard day in a 62-52 shootout win against Oklahoma State. He capped the regular season with four scoring tosses in the Big 12 final against TCU.
"Wow. This is unbelievable for me "   [TGT] said. "Being up  her  among these greats is something words can't describe. ... It's such an honor."
Baker Mayfield got choked up while thanking Lincoln Riley and his parents pic.twitter.com/eQf16E7MpM â Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 10  2017
 Mayfield  â the first Heisman winner to begin  his  career as a walk-on since athletic scholarships started in the 1950s â is an old-school winner. For decades  seniors dominated the Heisman  but over the last 10 years four juniors  four sophomores and two redshirt freshmen have won the Heisman. By  comparison  [TGT] has been around forever  that first season at Texas Tech coming in 2013.  He  has played 47 college games. Only USCâs Carson Palmer with 50 had played more when  he  won  his  Heisman in 2002.
  [TGT] is in many ways the perfect college football player: Good enough to play at an elite level  but because   [TGT]   is not an ideal NFL prospect    [TGT]   stuck around long enough to lead Oklahoma to three Big 12 championships and two Playoff appearances.
  [TGT]   also is among the most polarizing college football players of recent vintage.
  [TGT] was arrested in February and pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors  including public intoxication.   [TGT]   was also punished by Sooners coach Lincoln Riley after making an obscene gesture toward Kansas players during a game in November.
And  in Week 2   he  showed  his  exuberance with an act that brought  his  first apology of the season.
After the Sooners' 31-16 win at Ohio State    [TGT] ran around the field at Ohio Stadium with a crimson OU flag  then took it to the âOâ at midfield and tried to stick it in the ground as his teammates celebrated around him.
The next step for for the former walk-on: To once again prove some folks wrong. Listed at 6-1  220 pounds â and that might be a stretch  â  [TGT] is not the prototype NFL quarterback prospect  but that hasnât stopped   [TGT]   from becoming one of the most prolific passers in college football history.