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ESPN: Heisman: A dead Duck and a darkhorse?

The ESPN.com "Heisman Predictor" is again is plugged into the wall socket in an undisclosed location, and it had some interesting takes this week.

For one, it had Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck fifth and Oregon RB LaMichael James ninth in its standings.

It had this to say about James, a 2010 Heisman Trophy finalist. Oregon's loss to the LSU Tigers on Saturday night severely hurt running back LaMichael James' Heisman hopes, but it's too early to count him out of the race.

As said in the preseason Heisman Predictor, James' candidacy is primarily reliant upon his individual statistics.

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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: