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ESPN: Clay powers Wisconsin to opening win

Wisconsin's coaches won't be overjoyed with what they saw Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Quarterback Scott Tolzien didn't look as polished as he usually does. The Badgers didn't take great care of the football. The defense gave up a few big plays in the second half.

But the one constant with Wisconsin is the run game, which steamrolled UNLV behind John Clay to a 41-21 win. Clay has been largely overlooked in the preseason awards talk, but he showed Saturday why he's one of the nation's best football players. Sure, he looks a bit bigger, but he ran with tremendous ...

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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.

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