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Bleacher Report: Oklahoma Football: Bob Stoops, Sooners Survive Against The Air Force Academy

The University of Oklahoma football team and its fans can breathe again. For the second time in the first three weeks of the season, the Sooners survived a close call against what was generally perceived to be inferior competition.Going into the game against the Air Force Academy and the nations' leading rushing attack, Oklahoma was posted as a 17-point home favorite by the oddsmakers in Vegas.Against their first week's opponent, the Aggies of Utah State, the Sooners were favored by over 20 points.The combined margin of victory was 10 points.Oklahoma had to convert late first down opportunities in both games ...

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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: