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Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner looks to pass during football practice in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. "Part of the problem last year was, we almost put too much pressure on ourselves," said Skinner. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe watches during football practice in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. In some ways, last year's 9-4 finish and Meineke Bowl victory was just as impressive as Wake Forest's '06 run to the Orange Bowl. It further legitimized the philosophy of patiently redshirting freshman and focusing on mistake-free play, the hallmark of Grobe's system ever since he arrived before the 2001 season and gradually rebuilt a once downtrodden program. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State running back Toney Baker runs drills during football practice in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, July 31, 2008. Baker, still recovering from the knee injury he suffered in the '07 opener, had a subsequent surgery to clean out extra cartilage in his knee, and that procedure likely will sideline him for a few more weeks. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State quarterback Daniel Evans grew up wanting nothing more than to play for the Pack. He beat long odds to do just that. And in what may have been his last real playing time as a college player, he heard boos instead of cheers -- treated as a convenient scapegoat for a struggling team. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State football coach Tom O'Brien direct his team during practice in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, July 31, 2008. N.C. State fans have to wonder what O'Brien's team can accomplish if the veteran coach ever has a full complement of players on the depth chart. While every team deals with the bumps and bruises that come with preseason camp, the Wolfpack have been particularly cursed with serious injuries. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State football coach Tom O'Brien direct his team during practice in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, July 31, 2008. State fans have to wonder what O'Brien's team can accomplish if the veteran coach ever has a full complement of players on the depth chart. While every team deals with the bumps and bruises that come with preseason camp, the Wolfpack have been particularly cursed with serious injuries. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson passes during football practice in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, July 31, 2008. A five-man competition for quarterback has been whittled to three, with third-year starter Daniel Evans vying for his old job against redshirt freshman Wilson and freshman Mike Glennon. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina coach Butch Davis works with the Tarheels during football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. It was just two years ago that North Carolina landed one of the biggest free-agent coaches in college football by plucking Davis from the broadcast booth and placing him back on the sideline. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina senior wide receiver Brandon Tate brings down a pass during football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates passes during football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. As a redshirt freshman, Yates threw for a school single-season record of 2,655 yards, but crumbled when defenses ignored North Carolina's nearly nonexistent ground game and locked down against the pass, with 15 interceptions to his five touchdowns in his last nine games. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina coach Butch Davis works with the Tarheels during football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. It was just two years ago that North Carolina landed one of the biggest free-agent coaches in college football by plucking Davis from the broadcast booth and placing him back on the sideline. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina tailback Greg Little runs the ball during football practice in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Tar Heels boast one of the best sets of skill players in the ACC with the emergence of receiver-turned-running back Greg Little as one of the league's top multipurpose threats. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Duke running back Re'quan Boyette carries the ball during football practice in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Duke coach David Cutcliffe watches during football practice in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Cutcliffe's job now is to do what four coaches in the post-Steve Spurrier era couldn't: Make those late-season games meaningful for the Blue Devils, too. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis passes during football practice in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. "It's been a huge buzz since Coach Cutcliffe came in, a man of his caliber," Lewis said. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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(08.14.2008)--Senior quarterback Ryan Alexander (10) passes the ball during football practice at Davidson College on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Head coach Tripp Merritt with Davidson College talks to his team after practice on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Marshall Ellis (71) and other offensive linemen perform a drill during football practice at Davidson College on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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(08.14.2008)--Senior running back Chad Barnes (33) catches a pass as Clem Butler (22) defends him during football practice at Davidson College on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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(08.14.2008)--Sophomore running back Justin Williams catches a pass during football practice at Davidson College on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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(08.14.2008)--The Davidson College football team runs at the end of practice on Thursday, August 14, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Mountaineer quarterback Armanti Edwards signs a miniature helmet during Appalachian State University's Fan Fest in Boone. Photo by Mark Mitchell/ Special to the Observer
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Appalachian State University quarterback Armanti Edwards looks to elude an on-coming defender during the Mountaineers' scrimmage on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone. Photo by Mark Mitchell/Special to the Observer
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Players jump in air as they go through training exercises during the first day of football practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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A quarterback prepares to throw the ball to a wide receiver during the first day of football practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Franklin, of Casselberry, Fla., attends the first day of practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. Franklin was named the CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year last year. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Franklin, of Casselberry, Fla., talks to fellow teammates during the first day of practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. Franklin was named the CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year last year. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Franklin, of Casselberry, Fla., attends the first day of practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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Sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Franklin, of Casselberry, Fla., attends the first day of practice at Johnson C. Smith University on Friday, August 8, 2008. YALONDA M. JAMES - yjames@charlotteobserver.com
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North Carolina State football players get lined up prior to having a team photo made during media day in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State freshman quarterback Mike Glennon answers questions during football media day in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Three quarterbacks are competing for North Carolina State's starting job. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina State football coach Tom O'Brien listens to a question during media day in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Only recently did O'Brien trim the quarterback derby to a three-man race between senior Daniel Evans, redshirt freshman Russell Wilson and freshman Mike Glennon. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Auburn quarterback Chris Todd throws during football practice in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)
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Auburn quarterbacks Chris Todd, left and Kodi Burns are seen during football practice in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)
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Clemson freshman quarterback Jon Richt throws a pass during the Tigers' first day of practice on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Richt is the son of Georgia head coach Mark Richt. (Anderson Independent-Mail, Mark Crammer)
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Clemson freshman quarterback Jon Richt walks to the Tigers' first day of practice on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Richt is the son of Georgia head coach Mark Richt. (AP Photo/Anderson Independent-Mail, Mark Crammer)
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Duke quarterback Zack Asack reponds to questions during football media day in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Coach David Cutcliffe arrived at Duke with a reputation as a quarterback guru. Cutcliffe's job is to develop Thaddeus Lewis and Asack into more polished passers and, eventually, winners. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Duke football coach David Cutcliffe makes a statement during football media day in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Cutcliffe arrived at Duke with a reputation as a quarterback guru. Cutcliffe's job is to develop Thaddeus Lewis and Zack Asack into more polished passers and, eventually, winners. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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University of Tennessee's Tauren Poole is tackled as he falls forward for extra yardage during a college football scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/News Sentinel, Wade Payne)
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University of Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer coaches his players during a college football scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/News Sentinel, Wade Payne)
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Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis responds to questions during football media day in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Coach David Cutcliffe arrived at Duke with a reputation as a quarterback guru. Cutcliffe's job is to develop Lewis and Zack Asack into more polished passers and, eventually, winners. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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North Carolina football coach Butch Davis answers questions during media day in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier speaks to the media at the SEC football media days in Hoover, Ala. on Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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Georgia junior linebacker Darius Dewberry, center, catches a breather along with defensive ends Jeremy Lomax, left, and Roderick Battle during the first day of practice Monday Aug. 4, 2008, in Athens, Ga. Dewberry was suspended for two games after admitting to causing property damage to a hospital in Athens. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno poses for a photo during fan day on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in Athens, Ga. Thousands of fans lined up for hours to get autographs from members of the UGA football team. (AP Photo/The Journal & Constitution, Brant Sanderlin)
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Alabama's Terrence Cody, signs a fan's hat at the University of Alabama Fan Day in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Cody, a 6-foot-5 400-pound defensive tackle was the only junior college transfer in the nation's top recruiting class. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Jake Daniels)
