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Bleacher Report: Jake Locker Caps off December to Remember with Holiday Bowl Win; NFL Awaits

Wherever Jake Locker has gone, success has always followed.  But the path to success rarely comes without adversity and grit.  Locker’s expedition through the college ranks, and now prospective NFL career, is a blueprint of determination. Locker did a lot of winning at Ferndale High School in his home state of Washington.  He led Ferndale to a 37-4 record and a state title in three years as a starting quarterback. In that 2005 title year, Locker threw for 1,603 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushed for 1,338 yards and 24 touchdowns. As a redshirt freshman in 2007 at the University ...

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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: