Stiff Arm Trophy

AP: Barner emerges from James' shadow (Yahoo! Sports)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) For the past two seasons, Oregon coach Chip Kelly always described Kenjon Barner as option ''1A'' behind starter LaMichael James because he felt both running backs were so equally talented and integral to the Ducks' success that it was unfair to differentiate them in any broader terms.

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About Stiff Arm Trophy

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: