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ESPN: Noel Devine hurt, West Virginia in trouble

BATON ROUGE, La. -- West Virginia's worst nightmare is developing here in Death Valley.

Noel Devine missed a large stretch with a bruised right toe suffered in the first quarter. After sitting a series and a half, he came back in for one play. That was a play-action pass that Geno Smith threw for an interception. Then he missed another entire series. He's back now, but you have to wonder how effective he'll be.

With Devine out for so long, the offense has sputtered. Meanwhile, LSU has gotten the crowd revved up. Patrick Peterson's spectacular punt return for a touchdown ...

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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: