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Yahoo Sports: Cam Newton deserves the Heisman. But the doubts aren't going away.

Goodhearted, justice-loving Americans that they are, the vast, vast majority of Heisman Trophy accepted that Cam Newton is innocent until proven guilty of all charges, marked his name at the top of their ballots and made him one of the most lopsided Heisman winners in the 76-year history of the award. Even after Newton had established himself as the runaway frontrunner in late October, that verdict wasn't always so certain. But the one outcome everyone (well, almost everyone) can agree is unacceptable is to punish a player and/or team that haven't been handed a guilty verdict by the only relevant ...

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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: