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ESPN: Saban says Jones ready to go

There was some concern in the Alabama camp earlier this week about Julio Jones' bruised knee.

But after seeing him practice Thursday at full speed, Alabama coach Nick Saban said Jones should be ready to go Saturday against South Carolina.

"He's going to have some soreness that he will have to deal with, but he certainly practiced full speed (Thursday), and we were happy to see that," Saban said Thursday night on his weekly radio show.

Jones was limited earlier in the week after injuring his knee last week against Florida. He was slowed during the first part of last ...

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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: