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ESPN: LSU's Peterson ready for Round 3

BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU’s Patrick Peterson has been a lonely soul for most of this season on defense.

Teams typically haven’t thrown his way. In fact, they’ve made it a point to avoid No. 7.

That’s what happens when you’re the best cornerback in college football.

“Still, you can’t let them lull you to sleep,” Peterson said.

He doesn’t expect that to be problem Saturday at Tiger Stadium. His old nemesis, Alabama’s Julio Jones, is coming to town.

They’ve been going at it since they were true freshmen, and this will likely be their last battle as college players.

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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.

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