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ESPN: Weeden, Blackmon will affect beyond 2011

Mike Gundy made it clear earlier this week that he was waiting to hire his new offensive coordinator until quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon had made their decision about the NFL draft.

The implicit reason why? Perhaps it's obvious, but that vacancy is a whole lot more attractive if a coordinator gets to run his offense with the Big 12's best quarterback and the nation's best receiver than if he's doing it with a first-year starter, possibly a freshman, and a patchwork group of receivers.

Dana Holgorsen is gone. He's made his way to West Virginia after helping ...

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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: