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ESPN: Montee Ball a Heisman Trophy finalist

Congratulations to Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, who will go to New York City as one of five finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

Ball joins Baylor's Robert Griffin III, Stanford's Andrew Luck, LSU's Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama's Trent Richardson as finalists for the most prestigious award in college sports.

Ball leads the country with 38 touchdowns, which is just one shy of Barry Sanders' all-time, single-season FBS record. While the Badgers junior is unlikely to win the trophy -- sentiment seems to be running high for Griffin, while Richardson is a favorite among SEC fans -- getting to New York ...

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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: