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AP: Auburn QB Newton hurts back in win

Cam Newton received medical treatment on his back after No. 1 Auburn's 22-19 victory against No. 2 Oregon. The Heisman Trophy winner showed up about 10 minutes late for the postgame news conference, then left before his teammates and coach Gene Chizik were done Monday night. Newton says it wasn't just one hit that made his back go out.

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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: