Tommy Mellott wins Payton Award

[nanacat]

https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BAJJtF-UGv
This is just too cool!!

I must’ve watched that 50 times. This team man. Wow.

Right??? I just love how much they love him and are so happy for him! What an incredible thing!

[lutecat]

https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BAJJtF-UGv
This is just too cool!!

That made me literally smile from ear to ear.

[MSU01]

Tommy's real acceptance speech:

[rollo_tumasi]

Like 1000 times!!!!!!

[Monymony]

Tommy's real acceptance speech:

Figured it would sounds like that considering they cut it out. We might’ve won a small battle but we got a big war coming up.

[Dbrewmsu]

How lucky are we to have this time and watch such an amazing person? TOMMY!!!!! X1007

[TomCat88]

Tommy's real acceptance speech:

Figured it would sounds like that considering they cut it out. We might’ve won a small battle but we got a big war coming up.

Big war = feline AIDS?

[TomCat88]

He’s now won three POYs. Walter Payton, Walter Camp and Athletic Directors (ADA). A consensus pick.

[TomCat88]

[jhopmsu79]

Time to retire number 4!

[utucats]

Tommy Mellott has done everything any of us could ask of a kid representing MSU. He is simply amazing and we are all lucky to have witnessed his unbelievable college career. We get him for one more game. No matter what happens tomorrow night, it’ll be bitter sweet to see Tommy play for the Cats for the last time.

[AFCAT]

I was at a bar/restaurant here in Dallas and when the word spread that Tommy won the award, everyone cheered, even people who didn’t know Tommy. Pretty cool experience.

[The irishman]

Congratulations!!!

[lutecat]

Jon Kasper tweeted a video of his mom's reaction when he won. That was cool too.

I just love how excited his team is for him. Just loving his success.

[coloradocat]

Another award:

[CodyCat]

Has anyone seen the votes?

[Mtcatfan]

They said on the live awards that he won over Cam by 16 votes. Haven’t seen the totals though.

[Prodigal Cat]

[MSU01]

In the end it wasn't really all that close. 28 1st or 2nd place votes for Tommy and 22 for Cam. Miller was left off more ballots completely than Tommy was, but Lambson in third place actually got two more total votes than Tommy did.

[TomCat88]

Eight voters had Mellott fourth or lower. At least eight, maybe more. 37 people voted for him in the top five, but there are at least 39 voters.