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Sports Illustrated: USC's Barkley cares about wins, not stats

LOS ANGELES -- USC quarterback Matt Barkley, enjoying a rare Saturday off, saw West Virginia's Geno Smith light up Baylor for 656 passing yards and eight touchdowns. Sunday, Barkley went back to practice -- where he had to answer questions about Smith's day and what it means in relation to USC's alleged woes in the passing game. Someone asked Barkley if he could imagine playing in a game like that.

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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: