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ESPN: Greg McElroy, Alabama Prepared For Opener

Alabama begins its title defense Saturday against San Jose State. The Crimson Tide are already facing challenges without having played a down. Alabama will not have DT Marcell Dareus (suspension) or Heisman Trophy winning RB Mark Ingram (knee injury) this week. However, as College Football Live's Erik Kuselias found out, senior QB Greg McElroy is confident his team will overcome all it faces during his final season.

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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: