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ESPN: 9P: DeMeco Ryans Out For Season; Gophers Fire Brewster; Nebraska Sticking With QB Martinez

Getty Images Dorin Dickerson #19, Kevin Bentley #57, DeMeco Ryans #59 and Matt Schaub #8 of the Houston Texans

TEXANS LB DeMECO RYANS TEARS ACHILLES, OUT FOR SEASON: Ryans was carted off the field just before halftime against the Chiefs. Ryans jumped and fell to the turf on a touchdown by the Chiefs. He remained on the turf for a few minutes while trainers attended to him before being helped to the cart. Ryans, a second-round pick in 2006, has had more than 110 tackles in each of his first four NFL seasons.(Read full post)

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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: