By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
Another college football season is in the books. It wasn't as great as the 2007 season, but that's a tough one to top.
With only eight months until the 2010 season kicks off, here's hoping for an ever better one. Below is an early look at my pre-preseason Top 5, as well as those already published by some other college football experts:
1. Alabama
2. Boise State
3. Ohio State
4. Oregon
5. Virginia Tech
Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Virginia Tech
Pete Thamel, New York Times
1. Alabama
2. Boise State
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. TCU
Lou Holtz, ESPN
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. USC
4. Nebraska
5. Boise State
Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Oregon
5. Miami
Mark May, ESPN
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Virginia Tech
Robert Smith, ESPN
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Boise State
5. Nebraska