On display in Gallagher-Iba Arena on the Oklahoma State University campus is the first and perhaps last Heisman Trophy that ever will be won by an OSU player.

Barry Sanders beat the odds in 1988. Sanders did not win the Heisman in the time-honored fashion. He wasn’t the best player on the best team in the nation, and he wasn’t playing for one of the country’s traditional powers.

Sanders won the coveted trophy the hard way. He compiled such incredible statistics — 2,628 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns — that the relatively unknown but amazingly talented running back from Wichita simply could not be ignored.

Fifteen years later, Heisman Trophy winners are facing another dilemma.

Do they vote for the best player on the best team in the country — Oklahoma quarterback Jason White — or do they cast their ballots for Texas Tech quarterback B.J. Symons, who needs just 83 yards passing to break Ty Detmer’s NCAA single-season passing record of 5,188 yards?

Detmer won the Heisman in 1990, but since then the trend has shifted from rewarding pass-minded quarterbacks in the belief they are products of their team’s system than Heisman-quality football players.

No doubt the professional flops of Detmer and other pass-happy QBs like Andre Ware and David Klingler have had something to do with that mindset, although it’s not like such picks as Eric Crouch of Nebraska, Chris Weinke of Florida State and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin have developed into consistent All-Pros.

In trying to decide between White and Symons, career stats can’t be used as a tie-breaker because White hasn’t stayed healthy until this season and Symons spent three years as a back-up to Kliff Kingsbury.

Here’s a trivia question: Can you name the Kansas University football player who finished highest in the Heisman balloting?

John Hadl? Nope. Gale Sayers? Huh, uh. It was David Jaynes, a strong-armed quarterback who finished fourth on the Heisman ballot in 1973, the year Penn State running back John Cappeletti won it.

Few can win the Heisman, of course, but you can still win a We Whacked Woodling T-shirt. This is your last chance, too, so go to KUsports.com and take a crack and whacking me. With only four Big 12 Conference games scheduled Saturday, it’ll be much easier.

Here are this week’s selections:

Oklahoma State 40, Baylor 11 — If third-string tailback Vernand Morency can run for 269 yards against Kansas, just think what the talent-rich Cowboys can do to the baleful Bears. Baylor’s best weapon is kickoff returner Robert Quiroga, who certainly has had plenty of opportunities.

Oklahoma 60, Texas Tech 51 — Red Raiders have won nine straight in Lubbock and won’t go quietly on home field … or quickly, for that matter, because Tech’s passing attack makes for loooooooong games. Raiders’ B.J. Symons throws all the time, but Oklahoma’s Jason White leads nation in passing efficiency.

Kansas State 34, Missouri 14.3 — In Big 12 Conference games, Missouri is averaging 49.3 points a game at home and 14.3 ppg on the road. This game is in Manhattan. Any more questions? Wildcats will have no trouble securing berth in Big 12 title game.

Kansas 41, Iowa State 21 — Sad-sack Cyclones have scored 10 points in last three outings and haven’t scored more than 21 in a Big 12 game all season. And Iowa State still has to go to Missouri next weekend. Jayhawks post first .500 or better season since 1995.