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ESPN: Locker, Washington flop on big stage

Nebraska pounded Washington. And it made Jake Locker look like a below-average quarterback, not an NFL first-round pick.

The Cornhuskers rolled 56-21, outgaining the Huskies 533 yards to 246.

Locker? He completed 4 of 20 passes for 71 yards with two interceptions. Locker threw for a touchdown and and ran for a touchdown, but this game probably rates as the worst performance of his career.

The Huskies defense was physically dominated. And the offense was only slightly better -- see 175 yards rushing.

Washington falls to 1-2. It has a bye this week, so it can lick it wounds before ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: