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Yahoo Sports: Heisman Watch Week 10: Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch gaining ground

It’s been more than 22 years since a player from a non-major school won the Heisman Trophy (BYU's Ty Detmer in 1990), but Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch is trying to break that streak.Last week, we noted that it’s a three-man race, but with only one of those guys playing a quality opponent this week, it gave us an opportunity to check out some other candidates and Lynch piqued our interest.He’s not a new name. He was in the Heisman conversation last year after he led the Huskies to the Orange Bowl and his then-coach – Dave Doeren – wrote ...

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