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2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Running Backs (4/20)
1. Chris “Beanie” Wells (Ohio State) Has near perfect size and strength, with great vision and a solid burst. Breaks a ton of tackles and runs hard, but doesn’t have elite speed or quickness. Not a very good receiver, and has durability concerns. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) Very productive runner who has great agility and [...]
One potential BCS buster out, one in as ECU goes down and Boise St. upsets Oregon
On a day when one BCS buster hopeful saw their dreams come to an end, another one held on to their hopes by a thread, and another not-so-new face moved into the picture. After escaping by the hair of their chinny chin chins last week at Tulane, East Carolina thought they could do the same [...]
Under-the-radar, but not unknown – These ten could pluck some Heisman votes in 2008
Tebow. White. Stafford. Moreno. Wells. Crabtree. Bradford. Daniel. We know the big names already, the guys who are most likely to hear their name called in early December when the Heisman Trophy is handed out. But, who are some of the ‘under-the-radar’ guys that could make a run this year? You may know many of [...]
Top 5 BCS Games from the First 10 Years of the BCS
Earlier this week, CBS Sportsline’s Dennis Dodd (who likely gets about 5,000 hate e-mails a week) ranked all 42 Bowl Championship Series games from the first 10 years of the BCS era from best to worst. In case you’re one of those people that sends Dodd weekly (or daily, if you’re that much in hate [...]
2008 Boise State Preview: Back to the top for the Broncos
In 2006, the Boise State Broncos went 13-0 and shocked Oklahoma in an overtime Fiesta Bowl thriller. This season, Boise State the talent on both sides of the ball to make another glorious run, as Mark Scott says in his preview of the Broncos.
2008 WAC Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-Conference Picks
After giving my take on the WAC race and how I think the standings will shake out in 2008 in Part I of the 2008 WAC preview, I break down some of the key games and new names, along with giving my All-WAC picks and award winners in Part II.
Which non-BCS teams could crash the BCS party in 2008?
Three of the last four seasons, the BCS party has been crashed by an ambitious team from one of the ‘Group of Five,’ or in other words, the non-BCS conferences.
