Jameis Winston, the 19-year-old Florida State redshirt freshman quarterback, was named the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner in a New York City last night.
Winston is the youngest to win the most prestigious award in college and he won in a landslide victory. In an emotional acceptance speech, he reiterated his “trust in the process.” Though he did not mention it, on Dec. 5 2013, the legal process cleared Winston of an alleged sexual assault from 2012 which almost destroyed his National Championship dreams and his coveted Heisman win.
Winston also stated:
“This Heisman isn’t just for Jameis Winston, this is for Florida State. I love everybody in here. I’m so blessed right now. It means so much to me. But I got one thing to say: At Florida State, if we gonna do it then, we do it big then.”
Heisman Finalist Voting Totals, via The Associated Press
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Jameis Winston, Florida St. | 668 | 84 | 33 | 2,205 |
| AJ McCarron, Alabama | 79 | 162 | 143 | 704 |
| Jordan Lynch, N. Illinois | 40 | 149 | 140 | 558 |
| Andre Williams, Boston College | 29 | 127 | 129 | 470 |
| Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M | 30 | 103 | 125 | 421 |
| Tre Mason, Auburn | 31 | 121 | 69 | 404 |
