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Yahoo Sports: Barrett Trotter is Auburn’s official replacement for Cam Newton. Good luck with that.

Yea, as it was prophesied long ago, so it is done: Junior Barrett Trotter has been named Auburn's starting quarterback for the upcoming season, beating out sophomore Clint Mosley and touted true freshman Kiehl Frazier. The new question: Has he been chosen as a deliverer from the overwhelming attrition that decimated last year's championship team, or as a sacrifice to it? The Trotter file, briefly: He stands 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds, he was a nondescript three-star recruit out of Birmingham in 2008, he attempted nine passes in 2010 in garbage-time relief of starter Cam Newton and — most importantly — ...

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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: