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ESPN: Mark Herzlich has routine checkup

Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich had a routine three-month checkup as part of his recovery from Ewing's Sarcoma cancer and the tests came back fine.

It's not cancer that has Herzlich sidelined right now; it's a stress fracture in his foot.

Knowing Herzlich and having traded e-mails with his father, Sandy, it's going to be tough to keep him off the field this year. His father told me Herzlich has no pain right now but the fracture isn't completely healed. If it were ...

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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: