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Decommitted from Texas today. Says he's gonna wait until NSD before he commits again
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Decommitted from Texas today. Says he's gonna wait until NSD before he commits again
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Top 50 College Football Players of the Past 50 Years (Athlon Era)
The inaugural edition of Athlon Sports was published in 1967, the same year that a running back named O.J. Simpson led the USC Trojans to the national championship. As we celebrate 50 years of covering the sport, we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive and compile a ranking of the top 50 players of the Athlon Sports era. To help us sort through the list of all-time greats, we assembled a panel of college football experts. Each member submitted a list of top 50 players, and we used a simple formula to tabulate the final rankings: A player received 50 points for a first-place vote down to one point for a 50th-place vote. To be eligible, a player had to have played at least one season of college football between 1967 and 2016.
50. Desmond Howard, Michigan
49. Doug Flutie, Boston College
48. Danny Wuerffel, Florida
47. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
46. Keith Jackson, Oklahoma
45. Peyton Manning, Tennessee
44. Chris Spielman, Ohio State
43. Reggie White, Tennessee
42. Jonathan Ogden, UCLA
41. Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
40. Randy White, Maryland
39. Mike Singletary, Baylor
38. Matt Leinart, USC
37. Ricky Williams, Texas
36. Archie Manning, Ole Miss
35. Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State
34. Ed Reed, Miami
33. John Elway, Stanford
32. Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma
31. Steve Emtman, Washington
30. Cam Newton, Auburn
29. Jack Tatum, Ohio State
28. Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina
27. Marcus Allen, USC
26. Anthony Munoz, USC
25. Kenny Easley, UCLA
24. Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
23. Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
22. Randy Moss, Marshall
21. Derrick Thomas, Alabama
20. OJ Simpson, USC
19. Dave Rimington, Nebraska
18. Ronnie Lott, USC
17. John Hannah, Alabama
16. Orlando Pace, Ohio State
15. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
14. Reggie Bush, USC
13. Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
12. Tommie Frazier, Nebraska
11. Charles Woodson, Michigan
10. Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
9. Deion Sanders, Florida State
8. Vince Young, Texas
7. Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
6. Tim Tebow, Florida
5. Bo Jackson, Auburn
4. Earl Campbell, Texas
3. Archie Griffin, Ohio State
2. Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
1. Herschel Walker, Georgia
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-50-college-football-players-athlon-era
Top 50 College Football Players of the Past 50 Years (Athlon Era)
The inaugural edition of Athlon Sports was published in 1967, the same year that a running back named O.J. Simpson led the USC Trojans to the national championship. As we celebrate 50 years of covering the sport, we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive and compile a ranking of the top 50 players of the Athlon Sports era. To help us sort through the list of all-time greats, we assembled a panel of college football experts. Each member submitted a list of top 50 players, and we used a simple formula to tabulate the final rankings: A player received 50 points for a first-place vote down to one point for a 50th-place vote. To be eligible, a player had to have played at least one season of college football between 1967 and 2016.
50. Desmond Howard, Michigan
49. Doug Flutie, Boston College
48. Danny Wuerffel, Florida
47. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
46. Keith Jackson, Oklahoma
45. Peyton Manning, Tennessee
44. Chris Spielman, Ohio State
43. Reggie White, Tennessee
42. Jonathan Ogden, UCLA
41. Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
40. Randy White, Maryland
39. Mike Singletary, Baylor
38. Matt Leinart, USC
37. Ricky Williams, Texas
36. Archie Manning, Ole Miss
35. Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State
34. Ed Reed, Miami
33. John Elway, Stanford
32. Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma
31. Steve Emtman, Washington
30. Cam Newton, Auburn
29. Jack Tatum, Ohio State
28. Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina
27. Marcus Allen, USC
26. Anthony Munoz, USC
25. Kenny Easley, UCLA
24. Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
23. Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
22. Randy Moss, Marshall
21. Derrick Thomas, Alabama
20. OJ Simpson, USC
19. Dave Rimington, Nebraska
18. Ronnie Lott, USC
17. John Hannah, Alabama
16. Orlando Pace, Ohio State
15. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
14. Reggie Bush, USC
13. Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
12. Tommie Frazier, Nebraska
11. Charles Woodson, Michigan
10. Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
9. Deion Sanders, Florida State
8. Vince Young, Texas
7. Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
6. Tim Tebow, Florida
5. Bo Jackson, Auburn
4. Earl Campbell, Texas
3. Archie Griffin, Ohio State
2. Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
1. Herschel Walker, Georgia
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-50-college-football-players-athlon-era
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No Marshall Faulk? HOGWASH
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You sure he's coming out of his own pocket for that trip?
Yes. The University of Sexual Ballers would never engage in such chicanery.
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*Reads Athlon list*
Cue complaining Miami fans in 5, 4, 3, 2...
Cue complaining Miami fans in 5, 4, 3, 2...
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USC pulled commitments the past two days from 4 star TE Camren McDonald from Long Beach Poly, 4 star LB Kana'i Mauga from Hawaii, and 4 star RB Mychale Salahuddin out of Woodson in Washington D.C.
Currently averaging 3.9 star average with 10 commits and after losing Corral. Not bad.
Currently averaging 3.9 star average with 10 commits and after losing Corral. Not bad.
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No Percy Harvin or Darren McFadden?
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List was trash.
No Jerome Brown, Sapp, Sean Taylor, or Faulk.
And if we're talking option QB's healthy Jamelle Holloway > healthy Tommie Frazier.
No Jerome Brown, Sapp, Sean Taylor, or Faulk.
And if we're talking option QB's healthy Jamelle Holloway > healthy Tommie Frazier.
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OL (especially IOL) don't ever get any love on lists like this either but if I had to pick another Michigan player to make it after Chuck it would have been Hutch.
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Too bad Hurts is throwing them the ball
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Is he?Too bad Hurts is throwing them the ball
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Is he?Too bad Hurts is throwing them the ball
Kid's going to be overthrowing dudes again against FSU and get yanked at halftime for Tua.
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I'm not as down on Speight as some Michigan fans are but I'd take Hurts in AA in a heartbeat.
Unlike that NFL retread special Daboll, I'd trust Harbaugh could build an O to maximize Hurts' ability.
Unlike that NFL retread special Daboll, I'd trust Harbaugh could build an O to maximize Hurts' ability.
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Tommie Frazier his sr year > *
Are y'all landing Zamir today?
Are y'all landing Zamir today?
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Cardo must have dropped the bag off himself.
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SC pulled a commit from Andre Hunt last night. 6 commits in 1 week. Also, quietly, JT Daniels is leaning towards SC now that Corral is out and things are trending positively with ARSB because of that.
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JT has been an SC kid for awhile now.
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Shhhhh
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StanFan will pop in here any moment now.
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When I was at MD it was insane how bad the football kids wanted that offer.
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