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ESPN: Badgers' Gilbert rips Taylor Martinez

Taylor Martinez's unorthodox throwing motion has generated some less-than flattering statements from college football analysts and fans. There have been a few shot-put jokes about the Nebraska quarterback on this blog.

But Martinez worked on his mechanics during the offseason, and so far, the results have been good. His preseason goal of 70 percent completions has been matched through the first four games (65 of 92, 70.7 percent). He has fired nine touchdown passes and only one interception.

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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: