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ESPN: Hogs, Mallett ready to make a stand

There won’t be a U.S president in attendance, and nobody’s dubbing it the “Game of the Century.”

Not yet, anyway.

But it’s been a while since a game at Razorback Stadium was this anticipated or meant as much nationally as the one Saturday when No. 1 Alabama pays a visit to No. 10 Arkansas. It’s the first top-10 matchup in Fayetteville in more than 30 years.

In 1979, No. 4 Arkansas lost 13-10 to No. 6 Houston in a memorable Southwest Conference showdown.

The measuring stick in the Ozarks, though, remains the 1969 classic between No. 1 Texas and No. ...

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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: