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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
(RB TRENT RICHARDSON)
NO. 1
ALABAMA
READY TO ROLL
SOUTH CAROLINA WR
ALSHON JEFFERY
NEBRASKA DT
JARED CRICK
STANFORD QB
ANDREW LUCK
OKLAHOMA QB
LANDRY JONES
SI'S TOP 10
1 ALABAMA
2 OKLAHOMA
3 LSU
4 STANFORD
5 OREGON
6 FLORIDA STATE
7 SOUTH CAROLINA
8 BOISE STATE
9 NEBRASKA
10 TEXAS A&M
"DESPITE ITS PATHOLOGIES AND THE GOD-AWFUL METHOD IT USES TO DETERMINE A NATIONAL CHAMPION, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE COLLEGE FOOTBALL. THE PURPOSE OF SI'S RECENT CROSS-COUNTRY SWEEP WAS TO REMIND OURSELVES OF WHAT WE LOVE MOST ABOUT THE GAME AND ITS TRADITIONS. AND THAT WE LOVE IT EVEN MORE WHEN THOSE TRADITIONS ARE IMPROVED UPON."
—AUSTIN MURPHY
P. 42
38 PAGES OF SCOUTING REPORTS
P. 64
THE BEST: CONFERENCE, COACHES AND GAMES
P. 42
WHO WILL WIN THE HEISMAN
P. 99
PHOTO
ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER READ MILLER; PHOTO COMPOSITE BY SI IMAGING