COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As expected, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield won the 2017 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.
Mayfield was the sixth player in Oklahoma history to claim the Heisman Trophy, and the first since Sam Bradford in 2008. He helped the Sooners win the Big 12 this season and advance to the College Football Playoff.
After Mayfield's win, here is how social media reacted to the announcement.
-- Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 10, 2017
Couple cool items about Baker Mayfield's Heisman victory:
--First walk-on to win (there were no walk ons in the NCAA until 1950)
--First player to win after directly transferring from another school since Doc Blanchard did it in 1945
--First senior-year player to win in 10 yrs -- Coley Harvey (@ColeyHarvey) December 10, 2017Here's your official Heisman voting results pic.