College football honored many players on Thursday evening, but the night belonged to Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, who took home more hardware than any player since Cam Newton in 2010.
Mariota was named the Walter Camp Player of the Year and he won the Davey O’Brien and ,Maxwell awards. Newton was the last player to sweep the top player awards and quarterback-centric awards and he went on to claim the Heisman Trophy.
Mariota also was the first Oregon player to win the Davey O’Brien and only the second player from the Pac-12 to win it (Troy Aikman, UCLA).
Winning the Heisman seems an inevitability for Mariota, who had one of the best quarterbacking seasons in recent history. Not only did he lead Oregon to the Pac-12 title and a place in the inaugural College Football Playoff, he did so by leading the nation in passing efficiency (185.2), quarterback rating (91.8) and yards per pass attempt (10.0 avg). He led all Pac-12 quarterbacks with 636 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns and threw for 3,783 yards, 38 touchdowns and just two interceptions.
Mariota, so far, has thrown a touchdown in every collegiate game he’s played.
But Mariota wasn’t the only Heisman contender to make history. Receiver Amari Cooper became the first Alabama player to win the Biletnikoff Award, which is handed out to the nation’s best receiver.
Running back Melvin Gordon, the third Heisman finalist, took home the Doak Walker as the nation’s best running back.
The Heisman will be awarded on Saturday and all signs point to Mariota as the runaway winner. If that’s the case, he becomes the fifth straight player to win the Davey O’Brien and the Heisman and the seventh quarterback in the past eight seasons.
Here are the other player who took home hardware Thursday evening:
Home Depot (coach of the year): Gary Patterson, TCU
Walter Camp Award (player of the year): Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Maxwell Award (outstanding player): Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Davey O'Brien (best quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Doak Walker (best running back): Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
Thorpe (best defensive back): Gerod Holliman, Louisville
Bednarik (defensive player of the year): Scooby Wright, Arizona
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (outstanding senior): Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Biletnikoff (best receiver): Amari Cooper, Alabama
John Mackey (best tight end): Nick O’Leary, Florida State
Outland (best interior lineman): Brandon Scherff, Iowa
Lombardi (best lineman): Scooby Wright, Arizona
Rimington Trophy (best center): Reese Dismukes, Auburn
Bronko Nagurski (best defensive player): Scooby Wright, Arizona
Butkus (best linebacker): Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Ted Hendricks (best defensive end): Nate Orchard, Utah
Lou Groza (best placekicker): Brad Craddock, Maryland
Ray Guy (best punter): Tom Hackett, Utah
Campbell Trophy (top-scholar athlete): David Helton, Duke
Broyles (top assistant coach): Tom Herman, Ohio State
Disney Spirit Award (most inspiration player): Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Marcus Mariota wins the Davey O'Brien and Maxwell Awards
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