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Heisman Trophy Award 2024: Winner, voting results and every detail you missed from the ceremony

Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty, Cam Ward and Dillon Gabriel are the four finalists.

MARCA English's live coverage of the 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony.
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The time has come for the top player in college football to be crowned accordingly. The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in the sport of college football, with only one player being able to enshrine themselves in history per season.

This year, the four finalists are Travis Hunter (Colorado), Ashton Jeanty (Boise State), Cam Ward (Miami) and Dillon Gabriel (Oregon). By all s, it's a two-man race between Hunter and Jeanty.

The event will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York City. It is scheduled to start at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, and will be shown live on ESPN.

Heisman Trophy 2024 Ceremony LIVE: Highlights of most prestigious award in college football

That will do it for our coverage of the Heisman Trophy award ceremony. In the end, Travis Hunter beat out Ashton Jeanty, becoming the first Colorado player to win the award.

The voting was somewhat close, but Hunter got plenty of 1st place votes and was a rightful winner. Now, we move on to the college football postseason...

Travis Hunter had very emotional words for Deion and Shedeur Sanders in his speech. He believes they changed his life.

2024 Heisman Trophy Voting Results

It was a somewhat close race between Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty, although the Colorado WR/CB got a lot more 1st place votes. Two very worthy finalists.

Travis Hunter wins 2024 Heisman Trophy

What a moment for the two-way star, a truly unique college football player.

Travis Hunter is the final finalist introduced, and he's ed on stage by Deion and Shedeur Sanders. Hunter mentions just loving the game and wanting to always be on the field as the reason for playing on both offense and defense.

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Lil Wayne s Travis Hunter at Heisman ceremony

The rap superstar is sitting next to Shedeur Sanders and the rest of Hunter's entourage.

Ashton Jeanty is up next, with his father's military background being highlighted. Jeanty has used that and a chip on his shoulder to become the best running back in college football. Jeanty's 2,497 rushing yards are the fourth-most ever by an RB.

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Shedeur Sanders at Heisman Trophy ceremony

You knew Sanders and Coach Prime would be in attendance to Travis Hunter.

Dillon Gabriel is introduced next, following in the footsteps of Marcus Mariota, the first Hawaii-born player to win the Heisman Trophy. Gabriel began his career at UCF and Oklahoma, and has shined with Oregon in his final season.

Cam Ward is up first to talk. Ward put together the best season by a QB in Miami Hurricanes history, which is no small task.

All four finalists deliver their opening remarks, as the ceremony is fully underway.

Many of the previous Heisman winners are on the stage as Chris Fowler begins the ceremony.

All four finalists are now dressed up and have taken a photo together with the coveted prize.

Dillon Gabriel's fit for Heisman Trophy ceremony

The Oregon QB looks sharp and had to give his outfit a Hawaiian touch!

Cam Ward arrives and dresses up for ceremony

The Miami Hurricanes QB is going all-black tonight!

Travis Hunter shows off suit he will wear for Heisman ceremony

The Colorado star is going full baby blue!

The players who narrowly missed out on making the top four finalists. A lot of talent on that list.

How much is a Heisman Trophy worth?

Despite the Heisman Trophy being a prestigious award, some players have had to resort to selling theirs in order to remain afloat financially. If you've been wondering how much they've sold for, we have the answer!

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We are still a few hours away from the even starting, but there will be plenty to talk about until then. The four finalists are awaiting their fate and will be arriving soon.

Hello all and welcome to Marca English's live coverage of tonight's Heisman Trophy ceremony!

History of the Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy has been awarded annually to the top player in college football since 1935. It is separate from the AP College Football Player of the Year award, which Travis Hunter won this week.

While any position can win the award, it has predominantly gone to quarterbacks in recent years. A QB has won it in seven of the last eight years.

  • 2023: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
  • 2022: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
  • 2021: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
  • 2020: DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
  • 2019: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
  • 2018: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
  • 2017: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
  • 2016: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville

2024 Heisman Trophy Betting Odds

This year, it's all but certain that a quarterback will not win it. Hunter and Ashton Jeanty are the favorites to take home the award, with Cam Ward and Dillon Gabriel, the two quarterbacks, way behind in of betting odds.

  • Travis Hunter, WR, Colorado: -2500
  • Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State: +1000
  • Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon: +25000
  • Cam Ward, QB, Miami: +25000

Despite Jeanty having one of the best running back seasons in recent memory, it seems like it won't be enough against the two-way stardom of Hunter.