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College football is down to its final two regular-season weeks, followed by conference championship weekend. That means the playoffs and bowls are just around the corner — and so is awards season.

For 100 years, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football has been awarded to the Big Ten’s best player, based on a vote of the conference’s head coaches. The award is announced in early December, and this year the race for the Silver Football looks like it will intertwine with the race for the Heisman Trophy.

Here’s a look at some of the players under consideration for the conference’s top football honor.

The favorites

Fernando Mendoza, Indiana QB

Mendoza has a compelling backstory. After 19 starts over three seasons at Cal, he transferred to suddenl

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