Jameis Winston Becomes Youngest Player To Win The Heisman Trophy

BuzzFeed - The 19-year-old freshman from Florida State wins in landslide despite legal troubles. Adam Hunger/Usa Today Sports Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has won the Heisman Trophy, taking college football's top individual prize tonight after a record-breaking debut season. A 19-year-old redshirt freshman, Winston becomes the youngest player to ever claim the award. Only a week ago, Winston's Heisman hopes — and season — seemed in peril as he was at the center of a sexual assault investigation. But state attorney Willie Meggs decided to not charge Winston in the Dec. 7, 2012 incident, saying there wasn't enough evidence for a conviction. That cleared the way for Winston to reclaim his status as the frontrunner for the award. His victory speech tonight hit on the theme of "trusting the process," a clear nod to the legal troubles that had followed him in the previous month."Because after all of the things I've been through in the past month," Winston said,