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The Heisman candidate who is fit to print. (College Football/Insider).

The Sporting News

| December 10, 2001 | Dienhart, Tom | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I am staring at my 2001 Heisman ballot. Near the top, I'm instructed to PLEASE PRINT. I guess they want to make sure they can decipher my choice. My printing is a strong suit. Just ask my old kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Williamson. The struggle is deciding what to print on this ballot that is staring back at me. I haven't focused this intensely on a piece of paper since Mr. DeYoung's ninth-grade algebra final in 1980. This Heisman voting business makes trying to figure out the quadratic equation look simple.

I feel another flashback coming on. This time, it's to my happy fraternity days of 1985. That's when Auburn running back Bo Jackson edged Iowa quarterback ...

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