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Yahoo Sports: Video: Emotion of Robert Griffin’s Heisman enraptures the Waco, Texas community

There have been countless articles written about Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin and the anomaly of him winning the Heisman Trophy. But to truly understand what his winning meant to the University and the city of Waco, Texas, one needs only to watch this video to see the various celebrations and emotions that engulfed the city. This doesn't happen to Baylor, which is preparing for just its second bowl game since 1994. Before Griffin, just two players had won national awards and one of them was punter Daniel Sepulveda, who won the Ray Guy award twice. But Griffin won the Davey ...

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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: