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Cornhuskers, B1G hard selling us on Ameer Abdullah for Heisman

Ameer Abdullah. Is he truly a Heisman candidate, or this all just propaganda being produced by Nebraska and the Big Ten?
NU, the B1G, and the BTN (the league’s public relations department in television form) have all been extremely aggressive in marketing Ameer Abdullah as a Heisman candidate to us.
Hashtags, slogans, the Nebraska marching band’s special tribute to him planned on Saturday night…maybe the “Fear Ameer” hype is a tad overblown. Or maybe it’s legitimate.

He can play. No doubt, he’s one of the best players in the Big Ten. Abdullah will pad his stats versus a weak Illini run defense on Saturday night. He might put up 220, or 230 yards in that one. (Here’s the game preview, Huskers are favored by 18, and I think they’ll cover that with a lot of ease) and then next week versus the more stout MSU defense we’ll see what he’s made off.

The Heisman race breaks down like this:
Marcus Mariota is the front-runner; with Todd Gurley right behind him. Kenny Hill is probably the thi…

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