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AP: Ingram-less Tide open vs. San Jose State

San Jose State sure caught a break. No. 1 Alabama will be without Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and star defensive end Marcell Dareus for Saturday night's season opener against the Spartans. OK, the Ingram news barely wobbled the betting line, leaving the Crimson Tide a mere 37 1/2 -point favorite.

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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: