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ESPN: DeMarco Murray breaks loose early

It didn't take long for DeMarco Murray to surpass his output from last year's Red River Rivalry. In fact, he did it on the bus ride in. Murray was stuck in the negatives last year, but broke an 18-yard touchdown run to cap off a 13-play, 83-yard drive that put Oklahoma up 7-0.

A pair of penalties helped keep the Sooners drive alive, and Murray's other three carries on the drive went for minus-2 yards. If the Longhorns, who were gashed by UCLA's pistol offense and the zone read last week, let Murray get into the open field much more ...

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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: