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ESPN: Big Ten Heisman Watch, Week 2

There's an old cliché that goes like this: You can't win the Heisman Trophy in Week 1, but you can lose it.

That may or may not be true. But it sure seems to apply to Michigan's Denard Robinson. A big game against Alabama could have propelled the senior quarterback right to the top of the Heisman race. Even a decent game could have kept him alive.

But Robinson completed only 11 of 26 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Worse, his running was almost nonexistent, as he had just 27 yards on 10 carries, including ...

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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: