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ESPN: A chance for Christan Ponder to take over

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maybe he's a little rusty. Maybe he's still sore from the elbow injury. But if FSU quarterback Christian Ponder is healthy and has shaken off the rust from missing last week's game, here is an opportunity for him to take over and finish the season the way he had intended to -- as a winner.

FSU's offense showed a flash of excitement in the third quarter with the 44-yard touchdown pass to Bert Reed for the 20-16 lead. FSU has possession to start the fourth quarter, and Ponder needs to take it and run with it. ...

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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: