Heisman Trophy 2016 live stream: How to watch the announcement ceremony online

After what has been an exciting four months of college football filled with spectacular play across the country, it’s time to hand out the sport’s most prestigious award, the Heisman Trophy, Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and WatchESPN.

The field is led by Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, who took the college football world by storm early in the season, putting up video game type numbers while leading an exciting Louisville squad that was at one point ranked in the top five in all major polls.

Along with Jackson is Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, who boasts the best passer rating in the nation at 198, likely to break Russell Wilson’s record of 191.78. His teammate and wide receiver, Dede Westbrook, has been a huge reason for Mayfield’s success, having 16 touchdowns and nearly 1,500 yards on the season.

Michigan’s do-it-all man Jabrill Peppers is also a finalist, much thanks to his versatility and constant threat he provides on the field, along with Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, who threw for 37 touchdowns and 3,914 passing yards this season. He’ll be trying a second time to bring the Heisman to Clemson after being a 2015 finalist, as well.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Radio: ESPN Radio

Online streaming: WatchESPN

Favorite: Lamar Jackson is favored at -2500, followed by DeShaun Watson at +700, Baker Mayfield and Jabrill Peppers at +5000, and Dede Westbrook at +6600.

Make friends: Get to SB Nation’s team blog chats for the ceremony at Card Chronicle (for Louisville fans), Crimson & Cream Machine (for Oklahoma fans), Shakin’ the Southland (for Clemson fans), and Maize n Brew (for Michigan fans).

1. Jackson is the favorite because of just how absurd his numbers were this season. He accounted for 51 touchdowns, 30 of them passing and 21 on the ground. It was more than anybody in the nation, except Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes, whose team went 5-7. He was 11th in passing scores, and tied for fourth in rushing or receiving touchdowns. Sure, Louisville isn’t in the Playoff and didn’t make a New Year’s Six Bowl, but he was just too great during the year, despite late-season losses.

2. This is Watson’s second time doing this. Last season, Watson was in New York along with Derrick Henry (the winner) and Christian McCaffery. He’s got the second-best odds going into this, and he would be the first winner in Clemson history if he were to somehow win.

3. There have been 46 teams in history to have placed more than one player in the top 10 of the Heisman voting in a single year. Oklahoma will have two in the top five with Mayfield and Westbrook. Neither are expected to win, and historically, just 14 Heisman winners were joined by a teammate in the top 10 of the vote.