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ESPN: State your Heisman case: Andrew Luck

I'm tasked with making a case for Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck to win the Heisman Trophy. Shouldn't take much. Luck did most of the work himself -- and head coach David Shaw did a pretty good job last week filling in any blanks that might have been left out.

No question, Luck is a victim of his own success. When he opted to return to college ball for another season, the hype machine went into overdrive. He was given almost impossible standards to live up to.

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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: