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This story appears in ESPN The Magazines October 17 Great Debates Issue. Subscribe today!ON THE SUNSET side of Tennessees ever-expanding football facility, high above the practice fields, is the Peyton Manning Room. Accessible only to visiting dignitaries and the biggest of boosters, the room is draped in accolades bestowed upon the greatest of all Vols: Pro Bowl jerseys, his Super Bowl MVP award, trophies named for Maxwell, OBrien and Unitas. Alas, there is one bronze statue missing. Nearly two decades later, the absence of the Stiff-Armed One still stings, and always will, because its inclusion once seemed so inevitable.From the minute I announced I would come back for my senior year, everywhere I went, class or a restaurant or wherever, people congratulated me on winning the Heisman, Manning recalls now of the award that would go to Michigans Charles Woodson. We were fortunate enough to get off to a nice start that year, and it only got worse. So I always tried to politely remind them that I was pretty sure they didnt give it out in September. They do it in December. And December was still a long ways away.Manning wasnt the first September Heisman victim, and he certainly wasnt the last. This years presumed winner, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, can ask Denard Robinson and Michigan fans about how the quarterback led the nation in rushing over September. But Shoelace & Co. lost five of their last seven regular-season games in 2010, and Cam Newton took the stage in New York. Or he can ask the folks in West Virginia about Geno Smith, who threw 20 TD passes and zero picks in September 2012 ... then fell out of the race with five straight Big 12 losses. Or he could ask LSUs current superstar. Leonard Fournette topped everyones Heisman rankings entering last October, averaging 210 rushing yards per game, but averaged less than half that in games against the SEC West in November and didnt get an invite to the ceremony.Its a compliment, and you have to take it that way, Fournette says of the buzz. But it can get out of control real fast. Ive used it as a lesson. What I did last week doesnt matter; what I do this week does. I tell guys that all the time -- not just on my team but anybody fortunate enough to get a little hype.If Fournettes 2015 September was intoxicating, then Jacksons start to 2016 shouldnt be street legal. Through his first five games, he has 28 TDs (14 rushing and 14 passing), and his 2,313 yards of total offense leads the nation.Hes on pace to reach 20 TDs through the air and 20 TDs via his feet by Game 8. Only four players have hit that mark in a full season: Tim Tebow, Newton, Johnny Manziel and Colin Kaepernick. The first three won Heismans. But only Tebow shouldered the weight of being the cover boy for every preview magazine. Newton and Manziel pulled off their magic past midseason, making Heisman front-runners vanish into thin air.Ive always been glad that I got to kind of ease into the spotlight, Newton says. Once I got into that spotlight, it was tough. I cant imagine what it wouldve been like had it been like that from the first day. By October youd already be exhausted.The guy Jackson most resembles, Baylors Robert Griffin III, pulled away from Andrew Luck to win the 2011 Heisman despite three October losses. His November was too electrifying for voters to ignore, especially his eight total TDs against Oklahoma and Texas.Jacksons fan base at Louisvilles Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium still smarts over the buzz and bust of Teddy Bridgewater in 2013 (thanks, Central Florida). The Cardinals went 12 -- 1 that year, but that lone stumble to one-loss UCF was enough to sink him.Jacksons play is so dynamic that even a 42 -- 36 loss in the closing seconds to Clemson and its trophy contender, Deshaun Watson, may have only burnished his shine. On the road, Jackson threw for 295 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 162 yards and two scores. Since 2011, only one Heisman winner, FSU QB Jameis Winston in 2013, has played on an undefeated team. And over that span, Heismans have gone to three players with two or more losses. Jackson will have to maintain his level of play against a better-than-expected ACC and in Houston against a Cougars team with the nations No. 3 scoring defense (11.2 ppg).My goal is to win games, the 19-year-old sophomore says. In September thats what we did, and Im glad people recognized that. Now I hope they recognize us in December too. Not me, us.And if Jackson wins the Heisman, maybe Papa John will let Peyton Manning hold it. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-John-Brown-Jersey/ . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Phil-Dawson-Jersey/ . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Jared-Veldheer-Jersey/ . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-David-Johnson-Jersey/ .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Rodney-Gunter-Jersey/ . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Thursday ordered lawyers handling a rape lawsuit against Knicks guard Derrick Rose to temporarily stop talking to reporters, faulting attorneys for actions that have raised pretrial publicity about one of the NBAs stars.U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said Thursday he was inclined to issue a longer gag order in light of pretrial publicity about the case, which has included interviews with Roses accuser and her attorneys allowing a letter confirming a police investigation of her rape allegations to become public.Fitzgerald told the womans attorney, Waukeen McCoy, that his teams filing of the letter in the public court docket was borderline unethical. He also said legal filings from Roses attorney, Mark Baute, were tailored for the press and not to secure favorable rulings for Rose.Rose is being sued by a 30-year-old woman who accuses him and two of his friends of gang raping her in her apartment in 2013. The woman, identified in court filings only as Jane Doe, dated Rose for two years before the alleged rape.Rose and his friends contend they had consensual sex with the woman, who has said she was unconscious after a night of drinking.Shhe is seeking millions from Rose, who is beginning his first year with the Knicks after playing seven seasons for his hometown Chicago Bulls.dddddddddddditzgerald accused the womans attorneys of using the press to put pressure on the Knicks and team President Phil Jackson, Roses sponsors and force the guard to settle the case. Its perfectly obvious, he said.The judge said he was issuing the gag order after taking the unusual step of reviewing news stories written about the case in recent weeks. Earlier this month, The Associated Press published a story after a lengthy interview with the woman, and she subsequently spoke to several other media outlets.We dont care about a settlement in this case, McCoy said, despite previous statements by his client that she wanted to settle the case before trial so she could preserve her anonymity. He said most of the stories had been in national media outlets and had not tainted the jury.When Baute told Fitzgerald his ruling was fantastic, the judge bristled.Im really fed up with both of you, Fitzgerald said. Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic China Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping ' ' '