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ESPN: QB Thomas ready to go for Oregon

Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas, driving a trench through a great angle for the Pac-10 blog this week, has apparently ended all intrigue by becoming healthy again and showing no signs of trouble from a shoulder injury that knocked him out of the Washington State game on Oct. 9.

The No. 1-ranked Ducks play host to UCLA on Thursday on ESPN.

It's also good news to see running back Kenjon Barner attending practice, though not participating. Barner suffered a scary head injury against the Cougars.

Last week, coach Chip Kelly closed his typically open practices, which contributed to an atmosphere of ...

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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: