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Discusses the changing role of the successful college football quarterback in light of the upcoming 2000 college football season. Differences between modern and older quarterbacks; The elusive nature of quarterbacks; Prototypes of the position, including Woody Dantzler, Marques Tuiasosopo, and Quincy Carter.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Difficulties of the Ohio State University football team in the 1999 season with its loss to the University of Michigan; Success of Texas Christian University football player LaDainian Tomlinson in setting a college rushing record in a football game against the University of Texas at El Paso; Difficulties for Tyler Watts with the University of Alabama football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;The House That Bear Built, by Jack McCallum.

Offers United States college football-related briefs for the week ending November 22, 1999. Details of a 43-10 victory of the Virginia Institute of Technology team over the University of Miami team; Details of the success of University of Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner in a game against the University of Tennessee; Ratings of the top ten college freshmen players; Others. INSETS: Fast Forward;Top 10 True Freshmen, by B.J.S.;Small Wonder, by Alan Shipnuck.

Focuses on Georgia Institute of Technology quarterback Joe Hamilton. 1999 season and career highlights; Size of Hamilton and anticipated effects on his play; Biographical information; Comments from Hamilton and others.

Presents an introduction to `Sports Illustrated' magazine's 1998 College Football Preview. Details about the top players on both offense and defense for the 1998 season; Information about key players returning from injuries; Predictions about possible Heisman Trophy winners; What teams have the most grueling schedules; Milestones.

Focuses on the North Carolina State University football team. Strong performance of the Wolf Pack during the opening weeks of the 2002 season; Suggestion that early success may not reflect the talent, since they are untested against quality opponents; Thoughts on the team.

Focuses on the University of Oklahoma's football team. Struggles the team has endured in the opening weeks of the 2002 season; How the team was the preseason number one ranked team; Need to improve the running game, quarterback, and special teams positions.

Discusses the performance of various players during the 2000-01 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football bowl schedule. Which players distinguished themselves during their respective bowl games; Division of superlatives by position; Statistics.

Focuses on the upsets in college football games as of October 9, 2000. How seven members of the Top 25 teams lost to lower-ranked teams in one week; Impact of the youth and inexperience of players on many of the losing teams; Influence of recruiting, star players leaving for the professional leagues, and increased injuries on the number of red-shirt freshman.

Reports the selection of the best players at each position among college football teams participating in championship bowl games in January 2000 by Sports Illustrated magazine. Offensive selections; Defensive selections; Coach selection; Description of their performances.

Focuses on United States Naval Academy football player Terrence Anderson. Awards and accomplishments of Anderson in football and in school; History of his attendance at the Naval Academy; Difficulties for Anderson's father Willie as a result of recruiting violations at Oklahoma State University; Comments from Anderson and others.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Possible difficulties in the replacement of quarterbacks Tim Couch from the University of Kentucky, Donovan McNabb of Syracuse University and Akili Smith of the University of Oregon; Scheduled play of Eli Manning at the University of Mississippi; Outlook for the play of D'Andre Hardeman for Texas A&M University. INSET: Top 10 Players Returning From Injury, by B.J. Schecter.

Offers college football news briefs as of May 17, 1999. Difficulties of the Auburn University football team, including possible influence on athletic director decisions by university trustee and Montgomery banker Bobby Lowder and the resignation of coach Terry Bowden; Competition of University of California at Los Angeles players for the quarterback position; Offensive changes for the University of Oklahoma by coach Bob Stoops; Others.

Lists college football positions together with those players who, the author feels, are the best in those positions. Primary consideration being given to performances in the bowl games at the end of the 1998 National Collegiate Athletic Association football season; Why their performances were exceptional; Peerless Price; Shaun King; Coach Joe Tiller; Others.

Compares University of Miami tight end Kellen Winslow and Florida State University linebacker Michael Boulware, as the two teams prepare for their college football game.

Discusses the University of Louisville football team's upset of Florida State University. Poor weather conditions; Strong performance of Louisville quarterback Dave Ragone; Thoughts of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden on the game.

Focuses on three top college football players. Michael Doss at Ohio State University; Jordan Gross at the University of Utah; Byron Leftwich at Marshall University.

Presents various news briefs related to college football, as of September 2002. Thoughts of University of Central Florida head coach Mike Kruczek on their opponents in the Mid-American Conference (MAC); Defensive struggles of the University of Illinois; Thoughts of Penn State University head coach Joe Paterno on two of his players who were suspended for a game for tardiness; Others.

Focuses on Ohio State University freshman running back Maurice Clarett. Biographical information; Tradition at Ohio State of producing top-ranked and Heisman-winning running backs; Performance of Clarett during a victory over Washington State University.

Focuses on University of Miami running back Willis McGahee. Biographical information; Strong performance during Miami's victory over the University of Florida on September 7, 2002; Thoughts of Miami running back coach Don Soldinger.

Focuses on the performance of tailbacks in the football program at Ohio State University. Mention of players who have been selected in the National Football League draft, including Jonathan Wells; Candidates which have been chosen by coach Jim Tressel; Performance of Maurice Clarett.

Focuses on the achievements of college freshmen football players. Performance of wide receiver Reggie Williams of the University of Washington; Ability of Texas A&M freshman cornerback Byron Jones; Coaching philosophy of R.C. Slocum.

Presents five reasons why the Big Ten went 2-4 in bowl games. View that the league picked the wrong season to start young defensive backs; How the conference's top two teams each gave up at least 45 points; Lack of speed and agility of defenses; Observation that only Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio State won at least seven games during the regular season.

Previews the 2001 National Collegiate Athletic Association season for the Northwestern University football team of Evanston, Illinois. How the Wildcats were humiliated in the Alamo Bowl by the University of Nebraska, 66-17; Thoughts of players and coaches on using that game to inspire them for the 2001 season; Outlook.

Focuses on Antwaan Randle El, a junior quarterback on the Indiana University football team. Biographical information; Decision of Randle El to test the National Football League draft advisory board to determine whether he would get drafted if he left school early; How the board determined Randle El would get drafted as a wide receiver and kick returner, not as a quarterback; Assistance given by Indiana coach Cam Cameron to help Randle El improve his draft chances by switching him to wide receiver.

Focuses on Antonio Bryant, football player at the University of Pittsburgh. Biographical information; How he was offered the final scholarship from the school in 1999; Success he experienced in 2000, being named the top wide receiver in the nation; Outlook for the 2001 season.

Discusses the pressure faced by football coaches at major colleges and universities in the United States. Focus on John Cooper, who won 70 percent of his games at Ohio State University before being fired; Responsibility for players by coaches, even when they are not supervised.

Presents `Sports Illustrated's' 1997 lineup of college players who beat the odds to earn playing time and, in most cases, a scholarship.