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ESPN: Big Ten Heisman update: Week 8

As was the case for the first seven weeks, a Big Ten quarterback leads off the Heisman watch. The difference this time: his name isn't Denard Robinson or Terrelle Pryor. It's about time Ricky Stanzi starts getting some national attention for what he's doing this season for No. 15 Iowa. While Robinson and Pryor both backslid Saturday, Stanzi continued to make strides.

Let's take a look.

Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi Week 7 stat line: 17-for-24 passing, 248 pass yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs in win against Michigan Season statistics: 99-for-145 passing (68.3 percent), 1,474 pass yards, 13 TDs, 2 INTs, ...

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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: