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Sports Illustrated: Historic Heisman

In the 78-year history of the Heisman Trophy, no freshman has ever won the award -- until now. Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel was named the winner over Manti Te'o and Collin Klein.

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About Stiff Arm Trophy

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: