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ESPN: Caliber of defenses should help Richardson

I’ll be the first to admit that the Heisman Trophy race is as much of a toss-up at this point in the season as I can remember in a long time.

It’s difficult to pinpoint a front-runner, although according to the ESPN Experts’ poll this week, the top three are Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Alabama running back Trent Richardson and Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden, in that order.

Only seven points separate the three.

All three have excellent numbers, and all three play on teams that are or have been in the national championship race all season.

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