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AP: QB Thomas healthy for No. 1 Ducks

While the Ducks sprang to No. 1, Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas worked out the remaining kinks in his throwing shoulder. Thomas fell awkwardly on his right arm in the second quarter of Oregon's 43-23 victory at Washington State on Oct. 9. He benefited health-wise from an open date this past weekend, while the undefeated Ducks benefited from Ohio State's 31-18 loss to Wisconsin.

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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: