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ESPN: Update on Christian Ponder

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said most of the fluid has been drained from quarterback Christian Ponder's elbow, but he's still not sure if Ponder will be able to practice today. Ponder was examined again around noon today, and his status for Saturday's game against Clemson remains uncertain.

"There's a chance he could practice today," Fisher said. "There is a very solid chance. They're going by the amount of fluid that's drained from it daily. It came way down, I mean extremely way down, to where it's almost nonexistent to a point. They said when that happens he'll be released ...

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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: