Will OSU's Julian Sayin win the Heisman? Finalists, odds, how to watch
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The Heisman Trophy honors college football’s top player each season. Four college football stars will compete for the sport’s most prestigious honor, the Heisman Trophy, when the winner is announced Saturday, Dec. 13, in New York.
This year’s Heisman Trophy could give Ohio State its eighth win as quarterback Julian Sayin is one of four finalists for the 91st annual Heisman Memorial Trophy.
Who will win the Heisman Trophy? Fans find out Saturday night. Here’s how to watch the ceremony.
When is the 2025 Heisman ceremony? See channels and start time
The 2025 Heisman ceremony will air Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. ET. ABC and ESPN will air live coverage.
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 13
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Channel: ABC and ESPN
- Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in New York City
Heisman finalists: Ohio State’s Julian Sayin among final four
Finalists for the 2025 Heisman Trophy include:
- QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
- QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
- QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State
- RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
Sayin and Mendoza give the Big Ten another year of multiple Heisman Trophy finalists.
Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon QB Bo Nix were both finalists in 2023. A year earlier, USC’s Caleb Williams (the Heisman winner) and OSU’s C.J. Stroud were both finalists. And in 2021, Stroud and Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson were both up for the award.
Who is favored to win the Heisman Trophy? Betting odds for the Heisman Trophy winner
Odds courtesy of BetMGM
- Fernando Mendoza -1200
- Diego Pavia +700
- Jeremiyah Love +15000
- Julian Sayin +50000
Who won the Heisman Trophy in 2024?
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter was the winner of the Heisman Trophy in 2024. Hunter was the first Heisman winner and finalist from Colorado since Rashaan Salaam won in 1994, according to the Heisman Trust.
How many times has Ohio State won the Heisman Trophy?
Ohio State has produced six previous Heisman Trophy winners, for a total of seven individual wins thanks to running back Archie Griffin’s back-to-back awards in 1974 and 1975. Only USC has more Heisman winners with eight, but Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame are each tied with seven, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
The most recent winner from Ohio State was Quarterback Troy Smith in 2006. Running back Eddie George, the current head coach at Bowling Green, won 11 years earlier in 1995.
Heisman Trophy winners over the past 10 years
Here’s a look at the past decade of Heisman winners:
- 2024: CB/WR Travis Hunter (Colorado)
- 2023: QB Jayden Daniels (LSU)
- 2022: QB Caleb Williams (Southern California)
- 2021: QB Bryce Young (Alabama)
- 2020: WR DeVonta Smith (Alabama)
- 2019: QB Joe Burrow (LSU)
- 2018: QB Kyler Murray (Oklahoma)
- 2017: QB Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma)
- 2016: QB Lamar Jackson (Louisville)
- 2015: RB Derrick Henry (Alabama)
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Can OSU’s Sayin win 2025 Heisman? Odds, how to watch, stream ceremony
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