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Bleacher Report: Thomas Shines while Ponder Dims: Florida State Handles Virginia, 34-14

The Florida State Seminoles visited the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday and for the first half of the game, they actually looked like a powerhouse again. In the first half, they held Virginia scoreless and to a total of 42 yards while the offense racked up 295 yards and 27 points. The second half told a different story. The defense stopped blitzing while the secondary almost regressed and looked like their old selves from a year ago—a vision of something that needs to change before Miami comes to town next week. The offense was ignited by running back Jermaine Thomas who ...

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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: