2005 Week 1

Toughest Places to Play

August 1, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 18:49  

Toughest Places to Play
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1. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) --- W2
2. Kyle Field (Texas A&M) --- W1
3. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) --- W1
4. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) --- W3
5. Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech) --- W4
6. Tiger Stadium (LSU) --- W10
7. Kinnick Stadium (Iowa) --- W18
8. Sanford Stadium (Georgia) --- W2
9. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) ---
10. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) --- W15

Athlon Preseason All-Americans

August 1, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 18:12  

Preseason 1st Team All-Americans
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QB - Matt Leinart (USC) --- Senior
HB - Reggie Bush (USC) --- Junior
HB - Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) --- Junior
FB - Quadtrine Hill (Miami) --- Senior
WR - Mike Hass (Oregon State) --- Senior
WR - Derek Hagan (Arizona State) --- Senior
TE - Marcedes Lewis (UCLA) --- Senior
OT - D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Virginia) --- Senior
OG - Max Jean-Gilles (Georgia) --- Senior
OC - Greg Eslinger (Minnesota) --- Senior
OG - Dan Stevenson (Notre Dame) --- Senior
OT - Aaron Brant (Iowa State) --- Junior

DE - Mathias Kiwanuka (Boston College) --- Senior
DT - Haloti Ngata (Oregon) --- Junior
DT - Rodrique Wright (Texas) --- Senior
DE - Manny Lawson (NC State) --- Senior
LB - A.J. Hawk (Ohio State) --- Senior
LB - Ahmad Brooks (Virginia) --- Junior
LB - Chad Greenway (Iowa) --- Senior
CB - Jason Allen (Tennessee) --- Senior
CB - Jimmy Williams (Virginia Tech) --- Senior
FS - Ko Simpson (South Carolina) --- Sophomore
SS - Darnell Bing (USC) --- Junior

K - Connor Hughes (Virginia) --- Senior
P - Tom Malone (USC) --- Senior

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Preseason 2nd Team All-Americans
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QB - Omar Jacobs (Bowling Green) --- Junior
HB - DeAngelo Williams (Memphis) --- Senior
HB - Laurence Maroney (Minnesota) --- Junior
FB - Lawrence Vickers (Colorado) --- Senior
WR - Jarrett Hicks (Texas Tech) --- Junior
WR - Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech) --- Sophomore
TE - Matt Herian (Nebraska) --- Senior
OT - Davin Joseph (Oklahoma) --- Senior
OG - Aaron Lips (Louisiana Tech) --- Senior
OC - Mike Degory (Florida) --- Senior
OG - Tyler Reed (Penn State) --- Senior
OT - Ryan O'Callaghan (California) --- Senior

DE - Mario Williams (NC State) --- Junior
DT - Kedric Golston (Georgia) --- Senior
DT - Orien Harris (Miami) --- Senior
DE - Eric Henderson (Georgia Tech) --- Senior
LB - Ernie Sims (Florida State) --- Junior
LB - Abdul Hodge (Iowa) --- Senior
LB - A.J. Nicholson (Florida State) --- Senior
CB - Will Blackmon (Boston College) --- Senior
CB - Charles Gordon (Kansas) --- Junior
FS - Tom Zbikowski (Notre Dame) --- Junior
SS - Donnie McCleskey (California) --- Senior

K - Mason Crosby (Colorado) --- Junior
P - John Torp (Colorado) --- Senior

Week 1 Recap

August 27, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 17:50  

Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1. USC (38) (0-0) - Idle
2. Tennessee (22) (0-0) - Idle
3. Iowa (1) (0-0) - Idle
4. Oklahoma (0-0) - Idle
5. Florida State (0-0) - Idle
6. Texas (0-0) - Idle
7. Michigan (0-0) - Idle
8. Louisville (0-0) - Idle
9. LSU (0-0) - Idle
10. Virginia Tech (0-0) - Idle
11. Miami (0-0) - Idle
12. Ohio State (0-0) - Idle
13. Florida (0-0) - Idle
14. Georgia (0-0) - Idle
15. Purdue (0-0) - Idle
16. Alabama (0-0) - Idle
17. Boston College (0-0) - Idle
18. Boise State (0-0) - Idle
19. Arizona State (0-0) ---
20. Auburn (0-0) - Idle
21. Texas Tech (0-0) - Idle
22. Virginia (0-0) - Idle
23. Pittsburgh (0-0) - Idle
24. UTEP (0-0) - Idle
25. Georgia Tech (0-0) - Idle

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M (169), UCLA (139), California (112), Colorado (85),
Fresno State (61), New Mexico (39), Southern Miss (18)

Red Zone Top 50 Recruits

August 1, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 23:59  

RED ZONE TOP 50 RECRUITS
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*QB - Trey Hill (MS)
*QB - Frank Hickman (AZ)
QB - Ryan Bryant (MS)
QB - Clifton Bell (LA)

*HB - Richard Roberts (SC)
*HB - Eric Garcia (LA)
HB - Kenneth Gaddis (GA)
HB - Isaac Freeman (MI)

FB - Tim Carter (FL)

WR - Brian Simon (NY)
WR - Chris Bennett (HI)
WR - Brandon Jackson (ME)
WR - Kiel Wiley (PA)
WR - Don Barber (FL)

TE - Anthony Burnett (KY)
TE - Derrick Cameron (WA)

*OT - Stanford Roach (NY)
OT - Steve Simmons (MI)
OT - Logan Smith (CA)

*OG - T.J. Royal (OK)
*OG - Brian Smith (AL)
*OG - Thomas Hall (LA)

OC - William Kent (OH)
OC - Mike Rogers (AL)

DE - Jeremy Williams (LA)
DE - Jay Jolly (VA)
DE - T.J. Tyler (LA)
DE - Michael Williams (MO)

DT - Dominic Cary (CA)
DT - B.J. Hicks (MS)
DT - Curtis Williams (OK)
DT - Landon Fellows (CA)

OLB - Alex Young (IL)
OLB - Wes Smith (LA)
OLB - Clint Hunter (TX)
OLB - Quintin Galloway (OR)

MLB - Jay Gant (CO)
MLB - Ricky Martin (GA)
MLB - James Huffman (CA)
MLB - Brandon Harris (CO)

*CB - Taylor Jackson (MS)
CB - Scott Rushing (TX)
CB - Aaron Rice (CA)
CB - Aaron Bryant (WA)
CB - Sean Moyer (AR)

FS - Louis Wright (MS)
FS - Adrian Green (LA)
FS - Kevin Edwards (MD)

SS - Derrick Chase (FL)
SS - Aaron Respress (WA)
SS - Randy Griffin (CA)

Preseason Conference Outlook

August 1, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 18:45  

Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division
1. Florida State (#5)
2. Boston College (#17)
3. NC State
4. Clemson
5. Maryland
6. Wake Forest

Coastal Division
1. Virginia Tech (#10)
2. Miami (#11)
3. Virginia (#22)
4. Georgia Tech (#25)
5. North Carolina
6. Duke

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Big Ten Conference

1. Iowa (#3)
2. Michigan (#7)
3. Ohio State (#12)
4. Purdue (#15)
5. Michigan State
6. Wisconsin
7. Minnesota
8. Penn State
9. Northwestern
10. Illinois
11. Indiana

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BIG-XII Conference

North Division
1. Colorado
2. Iowa State
3. Missouri
4. Nebraska
5. Kansas State
6. Kansas

South Division
1. Oklahoma (#4)
2. Texas (#5)
3. Texas Tech (#21)
4. Texas A&M
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor

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Big East Conference

1. Louisville (#8)
2. Pittsburgh (#23)
3. Rutgers
4. West Virginia
5. Syracuse
6. Connecticut
7. South Florida
8. Cincinnati

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Conference USA

East Division
1. Southern Miss
2. UAB
3. Memphis
4. Marshall
5. East Carolina
6. Central Florida

West Division
1. UTEP (#24)
2. Houston
3. Tulsa
4. Tulane
5. SMU
6. Rice

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Independents

1. Notre Dame
2. Navy
3. Army
4. Temple

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Mid-American Conference

East Division
1. Bowling Green
2. Miami-OH
3. Akron
4. Ohio
5. Kent State
6. Buffalo

West Division
1. Toledo
2. Northern Illinois
3. Eastern Michigan
4. Central Michigan
5. Western Michigan
6. Ball State

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Mountain West Conference

1. New Mexico
2. Colorado State
3. Utah
4. Wyoming
5. BYU
6. TCU
7. Air Force
8. San Diego State
9. UNLV

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PAC-10 Conference

1. USC (#1)
2. Arizona State (#19)
3. UCLA
4. California
5. Oregon
6. Washington State
7. Oregon State
8. Arizona
9. Stanford
10. Washington

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Southeastern Conference

East Division
1. Tennessee (#2)
2. Florida (#13)
3. Georgia (#14)
4. South Carolina
5. Vanderbilt
6. Kentucky

West Division
1. LSU (#9)
2. Alabama (#16)
3. Auburn (#20)
4. Arkansas
5. Ole Miss
6. Mississippi State

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Sun Belt Conference

1. North Texas
2. Middle Tennessee State
3. Troy
4. UL-Lafayette
5. UL-Monroe
6. Florida Atlantic
7. Arkansas State
8. Florida International

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Western Athletic Conference

1. Boise State (#18)
2. Fresno State
3. Nevada
4. Louisiana Tech
5. Hawaii
6. San Jose State
7. Utah State
8. New Mexico State
9. Idaho

Heisman Watch - Week 1

August 27, 2005

Weekly Report Posted: June 26, 2022 17:52  

Heisman Trophy Watch
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QB - Matt Leinart (USC) --- Senior

HB - Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) --- Junior

HB - Reggie Bush (USC) --- Junior

QB - Vince Young (Texas) --- Junior

WR - Ted Ginn (Ohio State) --- Sophomore