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Yahoo Sports: Heisman Watch Week 12: Johnny Football is close to becoming Johnny Heisman

One game separates Johnny Manziel from yet another first. If Manziel has another stellar game against Missouri in the regular season finale, he likely will become the first freshman to win the Heisman in the award's illustrious 77-year history. And that will go along with the other firsts Manziel, or Johnny Football, has already achieved this season. He was the first freshman to lead his team to a win over a No. 1 team since 1972. Last week, he became the first FBS quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. With a ...

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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: