College Football Preview Part 3: Conference Predictions

This will be to the point....Sleepers are not necessarily conference runners-up or anything...just dangerous teams that could sneak up

ACC

• ACC Champion- Clemson (10-2 overall, 7-1 Conf.)
• Coastal Div. Champ (Conf. Runner-Up) - Virginia Tech (8-4 overall, 6-2 conf.)
• Sleeper- Florida State (9-3 overall, 6-2 conf.)
• Off. Player of the Year - Cullen Harper, QB - Clemson
• Def. Player of the Year - Macho Harris, CB - Va. Tech

Big East

• Big East Champion- West Virginia (9-3 Overall, 6-2 Conf.)
• Sleeper- Pittsburgh (9-3 Overall, 6-2 conf. but lose tiebreaker while losing to WV)
• Off. Player of the Year- Pat White, QB - West Virginia
• Def. Player of the Year - George Selvie, DE - South Florida

Big Ten

• Big Ten Champion - Ohio State (12-0 overall, 8-0 conference)
• Sleeper- Michigan State (8-4 overall, 5-3 conference)
• Off. Player of the Year- Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB- Ohio State
• Def. Player of the Year- Malcolm Jenkins, CB- Ohio State

Big Twelve

• Big Twelve Champion - Oklahoma (11-1, 7-1 Conf.)
• North Div. Champ and Runner-up- Missouri (9-3, 6-2 conf.)
• Sleeper- Colorado (8-4 overall, 5-3 conf.)
• Off. Player of the Year- Michael Crabtree, WR- Texas Tech
• Def. Player of the Year- Gerald McCoy, DT- Oklahoma

Pac-10

• Pac 10 Champion- USC (11-1, 8-0 conf.)
• Sleeper- Arizona (8-4, 4-4)
• Off. Player of the Year- Joe McKnight, RB- USC
• Def. Player of the Year- Rey Maualuga, LB- USC

SEC

• SEC Champion- Georgia (11-1, 7-1 Conf.)
• SEC West Div. Champ and Runner-Up- LSU (10-2, 6-2 conf.)
• Sleeper- Alabama (9-3, 6-2 conf.)
• Off. Player of the Year-  Andre Smith, OT- Alabama
• Def. Player of the Year- Eric Berry- S, Tennessee

Best of the Non-BCS Conferences:

BYU: 11-1

Utah: 10-2

Fresno State: 11-1

Players to Watch:

• QB- Dan Lefevour, Central Mich; Max Hall, BYU
• RB- Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss; Ian Johnson, Boise State
• WR- Chris Williams, New Mexico State; Jeremy Childs, Boise State
• Defense- Gerald McRath- LB, Southern Miss; Quin Harris- LB, La. Tech; Jan Jorgensen- DE, BYU; DeAndre Wright- CB, New Mexico

There you have it....Let the comments fly