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ESPN: Blackmon's lasting legacy at OSU is clear

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Mike Gundy's been around football a long time. He's seen the story happen over and over.

Player shows up. Player works hard. Player gets good.

Too often, the next step isn't quite as encouraging.

"When you get guys that know they’re going to be top 10 picks in the draft, they don’t practice as well," Gundy said.

Justin Blackmon will almost certainly play his final game in an Oklahoma State uniform on Monday night in the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford.

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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: