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AP: Royster helps silence Penn State critics

Two nagging questions answered in Happy Valley, and one big tackle down and possibly out. Tailback Evan Royster silenced critics with a career-best outing against Temple, while Penn State's defense regained its swagger with a furious second-half performance. Never mind that the opponent was the resurgent Owls, a team once known as a Penn State pushover.

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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: