Marcus Mariota Awarded 2014 Heisman Trophy: Voting Results, Comments, Reaction

Marcus Mariota hopes his last act at Oregon will be leading the Ducks to their first national championship. For now, he'll have to settle for being the school's first Heisman Trophy recipient.

Bleacher Report shows the winner:

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Oregon QB Marcus Mariota is your 2014 #HeismanTrophy winner! He's the first Oregon player to win the award pic.twitter.com/uy6ITGh5Z8

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 14, 2014"

Chris Huston of Heisman.com tweeted the full results, while Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports broke things down further:

Ralph D. Russo of The Associated Press and Feldman added a few more details about the results:

Mariota, as expected, was given college football's top individual honor Saturday night, besting Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper. The junior quarterback is widely expected to be the No. 1 selection in the 2015 NFL draft.

Gordon and Cooper, also potential first-round selections, each emerged as arguably the most gifted players at their respective positions. Gordon led the nation with 2,336 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, currently the fourth-highest rushing total in FBS history. He briefly held the NCAA single-game record with a 408-yard performance against Nebraska, though it was broken a week later by Samaje Perine of Oklahoma.

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Cooper was at times a one-man offense for Alabama, smashing the Tide record book en route to a 115-reception, 1,656-yard campaign. The Miami native made 25 total receptions in playoff-clinching wins over Auburn and Missouri, setting an SEC Championship Game record in the latter.

But it was nonetheless an inevitability that the trophy went home with Mariota. Not only does he play the most important position on the field—the last five Heisman winners and eight of the last 10 have been quarterbacks—he put together one of the most efficient campaigns in history.

Mariota threw for 3,783 yards and 38 touchdowns against two interceptions, completing 68.3 percent of his passes. A nimble runner, he added 669 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground, giving him an NCAA-high 53 total touchdowns (he added another touchdown receiving). For his career Mariota has combined for 131 total touchdowns (101 passing, 28 rushing, two receiving) and just 23 turnovers (12 interceptions, 11 fumbles lost).

"If this guy isn't what the Heisman Trophy is all about, then I'm in the wrong profession," Oregon coach Mark Helfrich told reporters. "If you want your son or daughter to have a role model, pick this guy."

Mariota had already earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award for the nation's top quarterback. Throughout the process he has maintained a humble exterior, finding ways to thank his teammates with every passing accolade.

"I can't say enough about the guys inside the locker room," Mariota told reporters of his record-breaking ways. "I wouldn't be where I am without those guys. I hope that each record that's broken people realize it's a collective effort and not just me."

Feldman had more after Mariota's win on what the award means:

Mariota's win continues a trend of underclassmen taking home the Heisman. He's not a freshman like predecessors Jameis Winston and Johnny Manziel, but Mariota is the eighth straight non-senior to win the award. Ohio State's Troy Smith was the last senior in 2006.

Of course, all these individual awards pale in comparison to the road that lies ahead. Mariota's second-seeded Ducks take on No. 3 Florida State in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day with a berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at stake. Mariota will square off against Winston, who led the Seminoles to the national championship a year ago. Given that he's already taken the Heisman crown, it'll be interesting to see what happens next.

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