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ESPN: Big Ten's dark horse Heisman candidates

The Big Ten's Heisman Trophy drought has reached four years, and the league lacks a ton of clear-cut candidates for the 2011 award.

Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was the Heisman frontrunner through the first month of the 2010 season and should appear on most preseason Heisman watch lists. His ups and downs in Big Ten play, his injury issues and a transition to a new offense, however, make "Shoelace" a bit of a hard sell.

Robinson still should appear on the same page with Stanford's Andrew Luck, Boise State's Kellen Moore, Oregon's LaMichael James and the other leading contenders.

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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: