Andrew Luck finished second in the Heisman Trophy presentation, 280 points behind Baylor's Robert Griffin III.
Alabama's Trent Richardson came in third, followed by Montee Ball and Tyrann Mathieu.
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It is the third straight season that a Stanford player has finished runner-up in the voting -- Toby Gerhart in 2009, and Andrew Luck last season.