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Bleacher Report: Alabama Football: WHEW! Tide Hold On for Win Against Ryan Mallett, Hogs, 24-20

If Alabama had to lose, fans of the team wanted it to be like this. If 'Bama was going to lose a game against another SEC team, it was supposed to be hard-fought, close, and breathtaking. And it was.   But the reigning national champions proved that they are still the team to beat in the SEC with a come from behind win, 24-20, against their interdivisional foe that left many in the stadium breathless. Alabama even attempted a fourth down with less than 1:40 left to play in their own territory.  Fittingly, Greg McElroy pushed the pile the needed ...

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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: