Stewart Mandel: NFL draft decisions could alter landscape in 2007
Ga. Tech's Ball ruled ineligible for Gator Bowl
At 80, Lions' Paterno eyes 33rd bowl game
Notre Dame's Zbikowski unsure about return
Wake Forest's Grobe wins AP Coach of Year
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Stewart Mandel: NFL draft decisions could alter landscape in 2007
As the nation's top teams go through bowl preparations over the next couple weeks, many of their star players are wrestling with another challenge: Deciding whether or not to enter next year's NFL draft. The deadline for underclassmen to declare is Jan. 15, just one week after the Ohio State-Florida national championship game, which means most of the players in question, along with their coaches, have already begun researching their prospective draft positions.
Stewart Mandel: Bowl Pickoff
Read on for the rest of the bowls ...
Stewart Mandel: Will Troy Smith win Heisman by largest margin ever?
In a year in which he made throwing touchdown passes and winning football games look unusually easy, it's only fitting Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith will cruise to the 2006 Heisman Trophy in what has been the least competitive Heisman race in recent history.
Stewart Mandel: Everyone wants to ditch BCS, but here's the reality
Some people dread tax day in April. Others loathe their annual visit to the dentist. Me? Having experienced nine of them, I can safely say my least favorite day of the year is the Monday after the BCS and other bowl pairings are announced.
Stewart Mandel: Bowl rankings
From the near-weekly grudge matches in the SEC to the Big East's Thursday night thrillers, Ohio State-Michigan and USC-UCLA, the 2006 regular season was inordinately exciting. Hope you enjoyed it -- because this year's bowl lineup looks about as promising as Night at the Museum.
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