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Bleacher Report: LaMichael James: Oregon Running Back Holds Sway Thus Far

LaMichael James came into the BCS Championship game as second fiddle to Cam Newton and his Heisman award. How quickly do we forget that James was a runner-up to the same award. James has been pivotal to the Ducks early success tonight.James just received a toss from Ducks QB Darron Thomas for the first touchdown on the day for Oregon. The score has put the Ducks up 11-7. This has been a back and forth game so far. It is abundantly clear that if the Ducks are to take this game, it will be on the legs of LaMichael James.He ...

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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: