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ESPN: Huskies in tough spot without Locker

Oregon owns the best offense in the nation. Washington owns one of the worst defenses. And now the Huskies already remote chances of keeping up the Ducks have taken a major hit: Quarterback Jake Locker won't play in Autzen Stadium on Saturday due to a fractured rib.

Locker first hurt the rib against Oregon State, a Huskies victory and the last time he played well. He aggravated the injury in the 41-0 loss to Stanford, which sacked him three times.

Redshirt freshman Keith Price will make his first career start in one of the loudest venues in the country against ...

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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: