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2007-08 College Bowl Season

Matchups and Schedule
Date - Time ET) - Bowl - Site - Conferences - Matchup

Dec. 20 - 9 p.m. - Poinsettia - San Diego - Mountain West vs. At-large - Utah vs. Navy
Dec. 21 - 8 p.m. - New Orleans - New Orleans - Sun Belt vs. Conf USA - Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis
Dec. 22 - 1 p.m. - Papajohns.com - Birmingham, Al. - Big East vs. Conf USA - Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 22 - 4:30 p.m. - New Mexico - Albuquerque, N.M. - Mountain West vs. WAC - New Mexico vs. Nevada
Dec. 22 - 8 p.m. - Las Vegas - Las Vegas - Mountain West vs. Pac-10 - Brigham Young vs. UCLA

NFL Rookies of the Week - Rams' RB Brian Leonard & Panthers' LB Jon Beason

St. Louis RB Brian Leonard and Carolina LB Jon Beason were named winners of Draft Insiders Rookie of the Week for their fine performance last weekend.
Leonard was chosen in the 2nd round by the Rams, the 50th overall pick last spring. He carried 18 times for 102 yards and added 33 yards on 5 receptions vs
the Arizona Cardinals but was not able to help the Rams’ to their first victory of the season.
Carolina LB Jon Beason was selected late in the first round, the 25th player chosen in April. He led all rookie tacklers with 13 stops to help the Panthers retain the top stop in the competitive NFC South. Their win also kept the overrated New Orleans Saints winless with a 16-13 victory.

NFL Rookie Players of the Week Vikes runner Adrian Peterson and Jets CB Darrelle Revis

The NFL ’07 early season continues with several impressive performances by rookies that is recognized weekly by DraftInsiders.com
Minnesota Viking running back Adrian Peterson had another outstanding performance that earned him the Offensive Rookie award for the second time in three weeks.
Peterson had 150 yards of total offense last week vs Kansas City, though the Vikings lost 13-10. Peterson ran for 102 yards and a TD on 25 carries and added another 48 yards on 3 receptions with one fumble.
The Jets rookie top pick cornerback Darrelle Revis wins the Defensive award for a fine effort vs the Dolphins. He made 8 tackles plus fine pass coverage skills that helped the Jets earn their first victory of the season.

NFL Rookie Players of the Week – Lions’ Calvin Johnson and Texans' Amobi Okoye
by Frank Coyle

The NFL ’07 early season continues with several impressive performances by rookies that is recognized weekly by DraftInsiders.com

Calvin Johnson - WR - Detroit Lions
The #2 overall pick in the NFL Draft '07 caught 4 passes for 61 yards and scored 1 TD, a 7-yard reception, in his second consecutive game that helped the Lions' win a 20-17 overtime game vs the Vikings. Johnson touched the ball five times that either scored a TD or 1st down on each touch.

Amobi Okoye - DT - Houston Texans

NFL Rookie Players of the Week –
Vikings’ Running Back Adrian Peterson & 49ers LB Patrick Willis
Frank Coyle

The NFL ’07 season started off with several impressive performances by rookies in the inaugural awards by DraftInsiders.com Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had an excellent effort with 163 total yards and 1 TD from scrimmage. He rushed for over 100 yards in his first pro game after being selected in the 1st round by the Vikings with the 7th overall selection. His scouting report by Draft Insiders Yearbook from last March is below. LB Patrick Willis had an impressive rookie debut for the emerging 49ers defense. He made 11 tackles with 1 forced fumble giving the San Fran 3-4 scheme a playmaker in the middle.

Top 16 College Preseason Vote - Draft Insiders
August 25, 2007

Frank Coyle - Head Scout

1.: Southern Cal
2.: Michigan
3.: LSU
4.: Florida
5.: West Virginia
6.: Virginia Tech
7.: Texas
8.: Louisville
9.: UCLA
10.: Cal
11.: Wisconsin
12.: Oklahoma
13.: Auburn
14.: Florida St.
15.: Rutgers
16.: Tennessee

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and votes in all the major college awards - the Heisman Trophy, Lombardi, Outland, Jim Thorpe including all the defensive awards. He is also a voter for the FWAA on the weekly College team polls, the Grantland Rice Polls. He is a nationwide radio and TV personality and makes frequent appearances on sports talk shows from coast to coast. He has been a regular guest on major radio shows such as the Score in Chicago, Sporting News Radio, ESPN Radio nationwide, WEEI Boston, WFAN in New York and Sports Extra in San Diego as well as every major sports talk show nationwide. His Heisman Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award ballots is released annually in early Dec.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning,and will be presented to the recipient following the holiday bowl season. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates’ bowl performances.

USC’s Matt Leinart was the inaugural winner of the award in 2005,followed by Texas’ Vince Young in 2006 and LSU’s JaMarcus Russell last season. All three players became 1st round draft picks in the NFL Draft.

The winner will be determined by a selected panel of national media covering college football, as well as each of the Mannings. Finalists for the award will be announced prior to the beginning of the