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ESPN: Bridgewater's Heisman campaign begins

Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been one of the most unheralded, unnoticed players all season.

That changed Wednesday night.

Beating the No. 3 team in the nation -- on national television -- will do that. And so it begins -- Bridgewater is not just a Heisman candidate, but one of the Heisman front-runners heading into 2013.

"He is one of the best quarterbacks. He's one of the best players in the country," Louisville coach Charlie Strong said after the Cardinals beat Florida 33-23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

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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: