Heisman Finalists

Each December, one outstanding college football player is honored by being selected to receive the Heisman Trophy. A few days before the Heisman Dinner in New York City, the finalists for the annual award are announced.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/12/06/heisman.finalists.ap/index.html The winner of the Heisman Trophy is decided by a pool of nearly 1,000 voters which include former Heisman winners, members of the media and the general public.http://www.heisman.com/history/balloting.php

For the 2010 college football season, the finalists for the Heisman Trophy included Auburn Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton, Oregon Ducks running back LaMichael James, Stanford Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck and Boise State Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5892523 Cameron Newton was the Heisman winner 2010 as announced live during a ceremony airing on ESPN on the evening of Saturday, December 11, 2010.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5909569

On December 7, 2009, Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy, Stanford Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart, Alabama Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram and Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow were named the finalists for the 2009 award. The players attended the Heisman Dinner in New York City on December 12 when the trophy was awarded.http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/8068/suh-mccoy-among-five-heisman-finalists-invited-to-new-york-city Mark Ingram was given the 2009 award, marking the first time a player from the University of Alabama has been selected.http://www.heisman.com/index.php/heismanWinners#winners-year

On December 10, 2008, three quarterbacks were selected as Heisman finalists, Tim Tebow from the Florida Gators, Sam Bradford from the Oklahoma Sooners and Colt McCoy from the Texas Longhorns.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3760910 The trophy was awarded on December 13, 2008, to Sam Bradford.http://www.heisman.com/index.php/heismanWinners#winners-year

• Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama Crimson Tide - WINNER
• Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Gators
• Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Colt McCoy, WB, Texas Longhorns
• Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford Cardinalhttp://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/8068/suh-mccoy-among-five-heisman-finalists-invited-to-new-york-city

• Sam Bradford - Oklahoma Sooners - WINNER
• Colt McCoy - Texas Longhorns
• Tim Tebow - Florida Gatorshttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3760910