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College Football Countdown: The Heisman

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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

To kick off our preview of the 2011-2012 college football season, John and Daniel take their picks for  which player will bring home the nation’s most prestigious award: the Heisman Trophy. Along with picking the outright winner [1], the guys from NextGen will choose a player who may be under the radar as of right now, but could very well end up in New York City for the Heisman ceremony next January.

John’s Heisman Winner: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
The rising junior from Pensacola, Florida may be the most physically gifted as well as the most NFL-ready running back in the country. With the departure of 2009 Heisman winner, Mark Ingram, to the pros, Richardson looks primed to take over the starting tailback job at Alabama. Also, because of the losses of starting quarterback Greg McElroy and star wideout Julio Jones, coach Nick Saban will look to the run game now more than ever. Richardson, at 5′10″/225 lbs, has a relatively low center of gravity which allows him to run with great power, but he still possesses sprinter speed and excellent explosiveness. Alabama should start next season as a top 3 team, and as history has shown, the Heisman usually goes to the best performer on one of the nation’s premier teams. Richardson was a blue chip recruit coming out of high school, and though he has shown flashes of greatness in limited playing time his first two seasons, 2011 will be the year when he fulfills all expectations. Read More→

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College Football Countdown: Running Back ‘Diaper Dandies’

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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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As we continue to examine the top up-and-coming college football teams to look out for this fall in our “College Football Countdown Team Spotlight” series, the crew at NextGenSports.net will bring you information on the top freshmen to look out for not only this year, but throughout their college careers.

The series will be broken down into positions, and for our second edition, Edgar Walker will discuss the top 10 running backs in the incoming class. Remember that these are the 10 players who will make the most impact over their college careers, not necessarily a ranking of how good they are. Multiple RBs are unfortunate enough to be behind other top recruits or already-established backs on their team’s depth charts.

#10: Malcolm Jones, UCLA – Jones is this low on the list for one reason, and this is Jordon James (see below in Best of the Rest). Jones, a 6-foot-1, 217 pound back from California is ranked in the top 5 of many recruiting services’ rankings, but he’ll have to share time during his four years as a Bruin. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year last season and arrives in Westwood being one of California’s most prolific high school rushers of all-time. Look for him and James to be an incredible duo for four years at UCLA.

#9: Anthony Wilkerson, Stanford - Anthony Wilkerson has a tough job on his hands. He gets to follow in the footsteps of stud running back Toby Gerhart, now a Minnesota Vikings rookie. Wilkerson is not ranked in the top 10 on many recruiting websites, but he’s a sure bet to be an impact player in Palo Alto for four years. An even 6 feet, Wilkerson runs a forty in 4.47 seconds, and has great strength going downhill to compliment his speed. His freshman year may be a big one, with defenses focusing on the passing skills of Andrew Luck instead of Stanford’s running game. Wilkerson will team up with QB Brett Nottingham after Luck leaves. Remember that Nottingham was ranked #5 in our rankings of the incoming QB class. With those two guys, Jim Harbaugh is undoubtedly drooling about his offenses’ potential over the next four years. Read More→

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Run, Reggie, Run

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Bush pictured with the Heisman Trophy in 2005.

Well, it’s official. The 2005 Heisman Trophy no longer belongs to one of the most electrifying players in college football history, Reggie Bush. The NCAA and Heisman Trust made quite clear to the national media, USC, and Bush himself, that he hopped a clearly marked boundary in the world of prep and collegiate athletes: accepting extra benefits from agents and “handlers”.

An eight month official NCAA investigation concluded this past week, with the final statement that Bush’s award for being the best player in the country will be nullified in the record books. Though he will be able to keep his own trophy, USC will give back their’s and also remove all mementos and images pertaining to Bush on campus. Over his tenure in Southern California, Bush and his family allegedly accepted up to $100,000 dollars worth of limousine rides, high price vacations, and paid rent from handlers; all under the table and all violations as well. These efforts were in attempt to woo the San Diego product to sign with their agencies before he left for the NFL. Once Bush took the money, he gave up his status as an amateur, and became a paid professional. Read More→

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