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ESPN: Big Ten Heisman watch: Week 9

The Heisman Trophy probably was the last thing on Braxton Miller's mind when paramedics loaded him into an ambulance in the fourth quarter of last week's Purdue game.

Now that we know the Ohio State quarterback's injury was apparently not that serious -- Urban Meyer said Monday that Miller has a sore neck but should be able to play this week -- we can look at how the injury nearly derailed his Heisman chances. Even before he got hurt, Miller had his worst statistical game of the season versus the Boilermakers, completing just 9 of 20 passes for 113 yards ...

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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: