Stiff Arm Trophy
Stiff Arm Trophy - http://www.stiffarmtrophy.com

ESPN: Big Ten rankings: No. 6, Denard Robinson

It's less than a week away from the start of the 2012 college football season, and the preseason player rankings are coming to an end.

As a reminder, the rankings are based on recent performance, particularly in the 2011 season, and potential for the 2012 campaign. While NFL potential is considered, it's not the deciding factor.

Now it's time for a guy who gets shout-outs from President Obama and LeBron James. He needs no introduction ...

No. 6: Denard Robinson, QB, senior, 6-foot, 197 pounds

2011 postseason rank: No.

Read original article.

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:

Recently on Stiff Arm Trophy

12/7/12 Our final projection: 180 ballots
12/5/12 Heisman Projection: 140 ballots
12/4/12 Heisman Projection: 104 ballots

See more

© 2013. Stiff Arm Trophy is brought to you by Kari Chisholm at Mandate Media, Portland, Oregon.

The Heisman Memorial Trophy is a registered trademark of the Heisman Memorial Trophy Trust. This site is not affiliated with the Trust, not even a little. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  Copyright to and responsibility for all posts and comments are owned by their respective authors. Obviously, the posts and comments here are the views of their authors, and not of anyone else.