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Heinicke wins Payton Award
Updated: Tuesday, 18 Dec 2012, 7:14 PM EST
Published : Monday, 17 Dec 2012, 9:54 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - ODU sophomore quarterback Taylor Heinicke won the Walter Payton Award Monday night in Philadelphia.
Heinicke made national headlines in September when he broke NCAA Division I records with 730 passing yards and gained 791 yards of total offense.
The Georgia native passed for 5,076 yards and had 5,546 yards of total offense.
"What Taylor did this year from an individual standpoint is nothing short of incredible," ODU coach Bobby Wilder said last week.
The award honors the FCS best offensive player. The other finalists were Wofford fullback Eric Breitenstein and Stony Brook running back Miguel Maysonet.
Just last week, all three finalists were named to the Associated Press' FCS All-America team. Earlier this month, Heinicke was awarded the Dudley Award by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.
Heinicke ranks third in the nation in completions per game and broke a school record seven TDs.
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