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ESPN: Cousins, Persa finalists for CLASS award

Two Big Ten players are among the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, given to a senior at an FBS program who excels in the following four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.

Who are the Big Ten finalists? Odds are, you've heard of them.

Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins Northwestern QB Dan Persa 

It's nice to see that two of the Big Ten's more high-profile players also are excelling off of the field. Cousins' speaking appearances and volunteer work in the pediatric ward at a local hospital are well documented, and Persa also has been very ...

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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: