For the 2010 NCAA Football season, the winner of the Heisman Trophy was announced on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. EST during a ceremony at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square.http://www.heisman.com/ The Heisman Trophy is the top award that can be achieved by college football players as it recognizes the most-outstanding college football player in the United States annually.http://www.heisman.com/history/trophy_history.php

Auburn Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy and received 729 of the available 869 first-place votes and 2,263 of the available 4,893 total votes.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5909569 While Newton was in the news during the season for off-field allegations of a possible pay-for-play situation involving his father, Cecil Newton, the quarterback was cleared for eligible play by the NCAA after an investigation that involved the FBI.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/12/auburn-cam-newton-ncaa-eligible/1 In the 2010 campaign, Newton helped the Auburn Tigers reach the top spot in the BCS standings with a perfect 13-0 record by recording 2,589 passing yards for 28 touchdowns plus another 1,409 rushing yards for 20 additional touchdowns.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=232016

According to ESPN, other top candidates for the 2010 Heisman Trophy included Andrew Luck, LaMichael James, Kellen Moore, Justin Blackmon and Ryan Mallet.http://espn.go.com/college-football/heisman10/index

Andrew Luck serves as the quarterback of the Stanford Cardinal. In 2010, Luck passed for 3,051 yards to score 28 touchdowns as the Cardinal went 11-1 during the year.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=380470

Running back LaMichael James helped his Oregon Ducks rank among the top teams in the country with a perfect 12-0 record. During the season, James added 281 rushes for 1,682 and 21 touchdowns in 11 games.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=379314

Quarterback Kellen Moore headed up the Boise State Broncos in their 11-1 2010 season. Luck completed 245-of-345 passes during the season for 3,506 yards and 33 touchdowns.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=232560

Justin Blackmon added 102 receptions for 1,665 yards and 18 touchdowns during the 2010 campaign with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The wide receiver helped Oklahoma State finish the year with a 10-2 record.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=380077

Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett led his team to a 10-2 record during the 2010 season. He completed 242-of-364 passes along the way for 3,592 yards and 30 touchdowns.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=232007