Jameis Winston: Difference between revisions

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Winston was born in [[Hueytown, Alabama]]. He attended [[Hueytown High School]], where he played both football and [[baseball]].<ref>[http://espn.go.com/high-school/football/story/_/id/7919785/two-sport-phenom-jameis-winston-bright-future-football-baseball Famous Jameis]</ref> Winston was considered the best dual-threat quarterback recruit in the nation by [[Rivals.com]],<ref>[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jameis-Winston-102384 Rivals.com]</ref> the best overall QB recruit by [[ESPN]],<ref>[http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/107569/jameis-winston Jameis Winston ESPN recruiting profile]</ref> and was named MVP of the [[ESPN RISE Elite 11]] quarterback camp. <ref>[http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/6794915/trio-share-mvp-honors-elite-11 Trio share MVP honors at Elite 11 - ESPN<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Winston was drafted by the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in the 15th round of the [[2012 Major League Baseball Draft]] out of high school, but he decided to go to college instead.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4884916/rangers-draft-fsu-football-recruit-load-up-on-pitchers Rangers draft FSU football recruit, load up on pitchers]</ref>

Winston committed to [[Florida State University]] on February 3, 2012,<ref>[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-03/sports/os-jameis-winston-florida-state-signs-0204-20120203_1_taiwan-easterling-jimbo-fisher-fsu Jameis Winston finally signs with FSU]</ref> and redshirted the 2012 college football season behind senior quarterback [[EJ Manuel]].

In Winston's college debut, he completed 25 of 27 passes with four passing touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown against the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh]].<ref>[http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=332450221 Florida State Seminoles vs. Pittsburgh Panthers - Recap - September 02, 2013 - ESPN<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Winston finished his freshman season with 3,820 passing yards and 38 passing touchdowns, which set an [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] record and a [[Division_I_(NCAA)#Football_Bowl_Subdivision|Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] freshman record. He led his team to an undefeated 13–0 regular season, winning the [[ACC Championship Game|ACC championship]] and a spot in the [[BCS National Championship Game]].<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24375244/florida-state-qb-jameis-winston-wins-2013-heisman-trophy Florida State QB Jameis Winston wins 2013 Heisman Trophy]</ref>

Winston won the [[Heisman Trophy]] on December 14, 2013, beating out quarterbacks [[AJ McCarron]], [[Jordan Lynch]], and [[Johnny Manziel]], the previous winner, as well as running backs [[Tre Mason]] and [[Andre Williams (American football)|Andre Williams]].<ref>[http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10138854/2013-heisman-trophy-goes-jameis-winston-florida-state-seminoles Jameis Winston wins Heisman]</ref> He became the second freshman to win the award, after Manziel won the previous year. Winston is also the youngest to win the award, at 19 years and 342 days.

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On November 14, 2013, it was announced that the Florida State Attorney’s Office would open an investigation into a sexual assault complaint involving Winston that was originally filed with the [[Tallahassee Police Department]] on December 7, 2012.<ref>{{cite news | last =Wolken | first =Dan | coauthors = | title =State doesn’t expect Jameis Winston to speak with investigators | newspaper =USA Today | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =15 November 2013 | url =http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/11/15/jameis-winston-florida-state-sexual-assault-investigation/3578745/| accessdate =16 November 2013 }}</ref> The complaint was originally investigated by the police and classified as open/inactive in February 2013 with no charges being filed.<ref>{{cite news |title =Timeline of events in Jameis Winston allegation | newspaper =USA Today | date =22 November 2013 | url =http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2013/11/22/jameis-winston-sexual-battery-allegation-florida-states-seminoles/3672039/ | accessdate =23 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Jameis Winston not talking | newspaper =ESPN (with video) | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =14 November 2013 | url =http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9976910/jameis-winston-florida-state-seminoles-not-talking-police| accessdate =16 November 2013 }}</ref> Tallahassee police have stated that the complaint was made inactive "when the victim in the case broke off contact with TPD, and her attorney indicated she did not want to move forward at that time" and then re-examined after media requests for information started coming in early November. <ref>{{ cite news | last =Schlabach | first =Mark | coauthors = | title =Test links Winston's DNA to accuser | newspaper =ESPN | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =22November 2013 | url =http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10009077/dna-analysis-matches-jameis-winston-accuser&ex_cid=sportscenter| accessdate =23 November 2013 }}</ref> On December 5, 2013, state attorney Willie Meggs announced the completion of the investigation and that no charges would be filed against Winston in this case.<ref>{{cite news | last =Schlabach | first =Mark | coauthors = | title =Jameis Winston not charged | newspaper =ESPN date =5 December 2013 | url =http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10082441/jameis-winston-not-charged-sexual-assault-investigation}}</ref>