Oklahoma State Football: Should There Be Age Limit for Winning Heisman Trophy?

After that black-eye loss Stanford suffered against Oregon on Saturday, I chatted with a fellow football fan. Inevitably, our conversation turned towards the volatile Heisman race. Coming into the weekend, the trophy was Andrew Luck's to lose; with a subpar (for him) showing at home against the Ducks, the award has been tossed up in the air.

Right now, bets are that the Heisman will land in Brandon Weeden's hands.

Since a rough start to the season, Weeden has patched up his stats quite nicely. With the Oklahoma Sooners coming into Stillwater in a couple of weeks, the Oklahoma State quarterback will soon have his chance in the spotlight.

However, Weeden's starting position begets another question: Is his age an issue for college football? At the spry, emotionally stable and adjusted age of 28, defenses can literally be torn apart. A solid portion of NFL quarterbacks are younger than the pro-baseball playing Weeden. Would it be fair to permit Aaron Rodgers (who's roughly the same age) to obliterate college defenses bolstered by 21-year-olds?

Florida State's Chris Weinke is the grandfather of Heisman Trophy winners, also coming in at 28. While I'm not here to judge whether Weeden's eligibility, it is an issue that needs to be addressed. Weeden will have to obviously earn Oklahoma State's first Heisman Trophy in over 20 years, but I can't help but think Andrew Luck, Kellen Moore and Case Keenum would not turn down an offer to play a 21-year-old Weeden.

So, what do you think? Fair is fair?