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Sports Illustrated: Cousins beat odds to become face of MSU

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Forget the speech at Big Ten media day that made Kirk Cousins a minor national celebrity. The Michigan State quarterback's finest oration came this past summer as he stood before his offensive linemen in the Spartans' locker room.

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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: