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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. 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CLEVELAND -- Aroldis Chapman admitted he was a little tired following Saturdays 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians.Chapman (3-0) struck out four in the final 2 1/3 innings and Brian McCanns RBI double with two outs in the 11th gave New York its second win in three days over the AL Central-leading Indians.Chapman, after recording four outs in the ninth and 10th, came out for one more inning after McCanns clutch hit.I was trying to save energy because the game was tied in case I was going to have to go out again, Chapman said through a translator. This is a huge win for us.Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Chapman wouldnt have pitched the 11th had the game remained tied.We had to use the `pen hard, Girardi said. Weve got time off coming so I was willing to do it.All-Star Carlos Beltran, who was 3 for 6, started the winning rally off Tommy Hunter (2-2) with a two-out single. McCanns line drive hit on the track in right field and bounced over the head of Abraham Almonte, scoring pinch-runner Ronald Torreyes.McCann was also 3 for 6.Brett Gardner gave New York a 6-5 lead in the sixth with a three-run triple. Jose Ramirez, driving in his third run, singled with two out in the seventh off Dellin Betances to even the game.Chapman struck out Juan Uribe on a 100 mph fastball with two on to end the ninth.Francisco Lindor singled off Andrew Miller to start the inning. Mike Napoli walked on a 3-2 pitch. Lindor was called out for interference by third base umpire Tom Hallion after running into third baseman Chase Headley, who moving into position to field Carlos Santanas ground ball.Indians manager Terry Francona argued the call with Hallion.I can see why it had been called, but I really disagree with it, Francona said. I told him it wasnt Headleys ball, it was (shortstop Didi) Gregorius. Frankie was watching Gregorius and he hit the third baseman hard.Miller struck out Jose Ramirez, which brought Chapman into the game.All-Star right-hander Danny Salazar allowed a season-high six runs in 5 2/3 innings.CC Sabathhia, who pitched for Cleveland from 2001-08, allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings.ddddddddddddSalazar retired the first two hitters in the sixth, but Headley and Rob Refsnyder singled. Alex Rodriguez, out of the lineup for the fourth straight game, batted for Aaron Hicks and walked on a seven-pitch at-bat to load the bases.I certainly felt good, Rodriguez said. I felt confident. I wanted to get a good pitch to hit. Anytime I get in there, Im happy and ready to contribute. My time will come. Ill be ready when they call my name.Betances relieved Sabathia in the sixth, but the All-Star couldnt hold the lead the following inning with Ramirezs single tying the game.Gregorius, who hit a two-run homer in the third, preserved the tie with a diving stop of Uribes grounder and threw to second for a force play.JUDGE SIDELINEDOutfielder Aaron Judge, playing at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, will not participate in baseball activities for a while after injuring his left knee Friday night. The Yankees announced he had an MRI on Saturday that revealed a mild PCL sprain and a bone bruise, and he will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Judge, the Yankees first-round draft pick in 2013, is hitting .261 with 16 homers and 54 RBI in 83 games.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 1B Mark Teixeira (right knee soreness) was given the day off to rest, but Girardi expects him to play Sunday in the final game before the All-Star break.Indians: A timetable for when OF Michael Brantley (sore right shoulder) begins a minor league rehab assignment will be decided Sunday. Brantley had surgery in November and has been on the disabled list twice this season.UP NEXTYankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka makes his team-high 18th start Sunday. He has at least six strikeouts in each of his last three outings.Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco went 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA and 19 strikeouts in two starts against the Yankees last year. ' ' '