It's not just Sooner Nation that loves Danny Stutsman.
Popular X account, @CollegeFBonX, put out a poll for fans to vote for America's Favorite College Football Player. The competition started with 500 players, then was cut to 128 between two different brackets, and is now down to just two players: Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman and South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers.
You can vote for Stutsman to be named America's Favorite College Football Player by commenting on the post below or liking the Stutsman post below that. Voting will end at 4 p.m. CT Wednesday.
America’s favorite college football player finals! Vote in the tweets below! Voting ends 1/15 at 5pm ET.
— College Football Live (@CollegeFBonX) January 13, 2025
LaNorris Sellers - South Carolina
Vs
Danny Stutsman - Oklahoma https://t.co/5MzQa3ZOqB
America’s favorite college football player finals voting. Voting ends 1/15 at 5PM ET.
— College Football Live (@CollegeFBonX) January 13, 2025
Like this tweet to vote for Danny Stutsman. pic.twitter.com/ltdMGYddx3
Stutsman just finished up his four-year career at Oklahoma and is now headed to the NFL. He could have chosen to leave a year earlier for the NFL, but instead chose to return to Norman for the Sooners' first season in the SEC. That was enough to win the hearts of Sooner Nation, if he hadn't already.
I’M NOT 🤬 LEAVING. pic.twitter.com/FfCIy23Q9W
— Danny Stutsman (@FbStutsman) December 11, 2023
Stutsman played in 47 college football games and started 37 while becoming an All-American and a Butkus Award finalist this season. He flies around the field, tallying 376 tackles in his career, but his personality off the field is what has won over not only Sooner Nation, but apparently the entire nation.
America hates Texas, not just Oklahoma, so college football fans everywhere loved when Stutsman did things like walk off the bus to walk into Cotton Bowl Stadium with a gold Horns Down necklace around his neck and flash Horns Down whenever necessary (or not).
Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman is wearing a gold horns down necklace 👀
— Fanatics Sportsbook (@FanaticsBook) October 12, 2024
pic.twitter.com/NSzGtMR3Ef
There were even famous t-shirts made after Stutsman helped will the Sooners to a win over Texas in 2023 that featured his famous quote, "Oklahoma only fears God. Texas fears Oklahoma."
THEY KNOW. WE KNOW. THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS! Official shirt is now live! https://t.co/LsOA4e7yiT pic.twitter.com/lCNZyP4HcK
— Danny Stutsman (@FbStutsman) October 12, 2023
Stutsman also donated $50,000 of his own NIL earnings to walk-ons at OU.
Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman is divvying up $50K of his own NIL dollars to 18 walk-ons and giving each athlete a JBL care package, his agent Brian Bradtke told @On3sports.
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) August 28, 2024
NIL for good. https://t.co/HJahJqjQ8Cpic.twitter.com/P5lhVxKisr
There's no need to go into detail about Sellers, because he just throws a football and isn't as cool as Stutsman, who already beat out Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson to become a finalist.