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AP: LSU CB Peterson receives Thorpe Award

LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson patterns his game after Charles Woodson. He also keeps in touch with the Green Bay Packers' star. Peterson received his Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in college football, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum on Monday night. Peterson says he received a text message from Woodson on Sunday night after the Pro Bowl cornerback annd...

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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: