NEW YORK — Oregon Ducks' Bo Nix lost the Heisman Trophy to Jayden Daniels Saturday night.
The quarterback from Louisiana State University snagged the coveted honor in New York. The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points.
Washington's Michael Penix Jr. was the runner-up with 292 first-place votes and 1,701 points, and Oregon's Bo Nix was third (51, 885), putting transfer quarterbacks in each of the top three spots. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. finished fourth.
The Heisman has been given to the nation's most outstanding college football player since 1935. The top four vote-getters determined by more than 870 voters, which include members of the media and former Heisman winners, are selected as finalists.
Daniels became the first player since 2016 to win college football's most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship.
Daniels is the fifth quarterback in the last seven seasons to win the Heisman after transferring, joining former LSU star Joe Burrow in 2019 and USC’s Caleb Williams last year. He is also LSU’s third Heisman winner overall, along with running back Billy Cannon in 1959.
Nix led the Ducks to an 11-2 record this past season with a 77.2 completion percentage, setting him up to potentially break the NCAA single-season record of 77.4 when Oregon faces Liberty on Jan. 1 in Arizona, according to the University of Oregon. His 336 completions are also the most in single-season Ducks history.
The Associated Press contributed to the reporting of this story.