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Bleacher Report: Mark Ingram's Knee Surgery: What It Means for Penn State's Week Two Chances

There are few names in sports that have such a polarizing effect as Dr. James Andrews. One the one hand, he is the most highly regarded surgeon-to-the-pros (or future pros). On the other hand, he's the guy you go see when your star player needs to go under the knife. In the case of the Alabama Crimson Tide's Heisman winner, Mark Ingram, that's exactly what happened Tuesday morning.   Ingram hurt his left knee late in Monday's practice and was shipped off to see the good doctor for an arthroscopic procedure. Coach Nick Saban has come out to confirm his number one back will miss 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: