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Heisman Pundit: Matt Barkley top preseason edition of Heismanpundit/CBSSports.com Heisman Straw Poll

USC senior quarterback Matt Barkley captured 9 of 11 first-place votes to take the top spot in the 2012 preseason edition of the Heismanpundit/CBSSports.com Heisman Straw Poll released on Monday. The weekly survey of actual Heisman voters from across the country selected Barkley on 10 of 11 ballots. His 29 points placed him well ahead [...]

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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: