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Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o told ABC News' Katie Couric that he had lied to keep up a hoax involving a nonexistent dying girlfriend once he learned he had been duped two days before the Heisman Trophy winner was announced.

Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III has decided to enter the NFL draft. The exciting dual-threat quarterback is bypassing his senior season at Baylor and is projected to be one of the top picks in April....

If that really was Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III's final college game, what an incredible way to go out. Just ask him. "We went out in style!" Griffin shouted to his teammates. It was amazing the Baylor quarterback had any breath left at all. Not after a record-shattering Alamo Bowl that might not only be remembered as the highest-scoring regulation bowl game in history, but also possibly as Griffin's last addition to his legacy in Waco.

Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton will skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft after leading Auburn to a national championship and drawing nearly as much attention for a pay-for-play scandal as for his dynamic performances....

When Auburn quarterback Cam Newton's name was announced Saturday night at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, he bowed his head and smiled. There was no emotional, tear-filled speech, like the one delivered last year by Alabama's Mark Ingram. There was also no surprise.

New Orleans Saints running back becomes the first winner to give back trophy.

Although its Heisman Trophy rusher Mark Ingram was injured and defensive lineman Marcell Dareus was suspended, the top-ranked Crimson Tide cruised past Penn State.

Reggie Bush says whether he is stripped of his Heisman Trophy is out of his hands and that his play on the field in college speaks for itself.

University of Alabama running back Mark Ingram on Saturday was named the winner of Heisman Trophy, the award given annually to the top college football player.

Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are headed back to the Heisman Trophy presentation as finalists, along with running backs Mark Ingram and Toby Gerhart and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh....