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ESPN: Johnny Manziel grows into Heisman

Johnny Manziel, who began this season as an unproven commodity, stood on stage Saturday night in New York, holding the most recognizable individual award in American sports.

Ivan Maisel traces Manziel's path to the Heisman Trophy.

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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: