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Bleacher Report: Kirk Cousins of MSU Heads Early List for Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year

With five weeks left in the Big Ten’s regular season, the conference race looks to be a great one.The five teams at the top are currently within a single game, and only one conference team, Minnesota (1-7, 0-4), has an overall losing record. By not having Ohio State (7-1, 3-1) on its schedule, undefeated Michigan State (8-0, 4-0) appears to be in the driver's seat. The race for individual honors is equally competitive. The battle for offensive player of the year could even come down to "The Game" in Columbus. Our short list includes six potential stars, all with a ...

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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: