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Yahoo Sports: Headlinin': Taylor Martinez's dad is up in Nebraska's business (literally)

Making the morning rounds. • Father dearest. The L.A. Times, in one of a pair of stories on native son Taylor Martinez and his father, has confirmed the longstanding rumor that the on-camera tongue-lashing Martinez endured from coach Bo Pelini during Nebraska's Nov. 22 loss at Texas A&M was sparked by a locker room phone call between Martinez and his dad after the younger Martinez left the game with a foot injury in the first quarter. Cell phones on "company time" are a violation of team rules, and Martinez didn't help his standing by skipping a "voluntary" treatment session the ...

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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: