THE POST’S All America team
WR – Steve Breaston, Michigan
WR – Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
TE – Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
OT – Marcus McNeil, Auburn
OG – Max Jean-Giles, Georgia
C – Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
OG – Matt Lentz, Michigan
OT – Jonathan Scott, Texas
QB – Matt Leinart, USC
RB – Reggie Bush, USC
RB – Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
K – Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan
KR – Devin Hester, Miami
PR – Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St.
DE – Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
DT – Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee
DT – Haloti Ngata, Oregon
DE – Mario Williams, NC State
OLB – A.J. Hawk, Ohio St.
ILB – Ahmad Brooks, Virginia
ILB – D’Quell Jackson, Maryland
OLB – Chad Greenway, Iowa
CB – Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
SS – Darnell Bing, USC
FS – Jaxson Appel, Texas A&M
CB – Alan Zemaitis, Penn St.
P – Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
ST – Leon Johnson, Miami
THE AWARDS
Coach of the Year – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Offensive Player of the Year – Reggie Bush, USC
Defensive Player of the Year – Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
HEISMAN ODDS
Matt Leinart, QB, USC – 2-1, could he be the first since Archie Griffin to repeat.
Vince Young, QB, Texas, 3-1, with a big game at Ohio St., the Texas P.R. machine starts cranking.
Reggie Bush, RB, USC, 5-1, Leinart says he’s the best player in college football.
Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma, 7-1, the Sooners will need to develop a passing game.
Chris Leak, QB, Florida, 10-1, did you see what Alex Smith did in Urban Meyer’s offense?
WEEKEND GUIDE
Sept. 4th – Virginia Tech at N.C. State – College football’s best front four, the Werewolves of Raleigh, savage Marcus Vicks 1st college start.
Sept. 10th – Texas at Ohio St. – Helmets crack the first time QB Vince Young collides with LB A.J. Hawk.
Sept. 17th – Florida State at Boston College – Mathias Kiwanuka means ‘Sack the QB’ in Seminole. NCAA says he must change his name for bowl game.
Sept. 24th – Notre Dame at Washington – I’m sorry Mr. Willingham, I know the players on the other sideline are more familiar but you’re with the home team.
Oct. 1st – Virginia Tech at West Virginia – Two years after the divorce, attorneys file papers over the right to keep the name, ‘Virginia.’
Oct. 8th – Texas vs Oklahoma in Dallas – Had no idea there were so many different cattle, or ways to beat a Longhorn, at the Texas state fair.
Oct. 15th – USC at Notre Dame – ND get their Irish up when Reggie Bush is overheard innocently wondering when the team in South Bend last won a title.
Oct. 22nd – Michigan at Iowa – Iowa’s 11th team running back goes for 76 yards and Kyle Schlicher kicks a late FG as the Hawkeyes stun Wolverines.
Oct. 29th – Georgia vs Florida in Jacksonville – It’s not the Mint Julips that have Georgia fans tipsy, it’s Florida’s spread offense.
Nov. 5 – Miami at Virginia Tech – The new bad boys of the ACC Hokies beat Miami for the 8th time in 11th meetings.
Nov. 12 – Florida at South Carolina – Current genius in Gainesville meets former genius who wasn’t a genius in Washington but hopes to be in Columbia.
Nov. 19 – Alabama at Auburn – Mike Shula tries to hang on to his job; Tommy Tuberville tries to remember the glory of last season. Rusty Iron Bowl.
Nov. 26 – Cincinnati at Rutgers – Birthplace of college football goes bonkers as Scarlet Knights beat Bearcats and accept 1st bowl bid not in Garden State.
Dec. 3 – Navy at Army – a rivalry relived; UCLA at USC – a rivalry reborn.
