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By David Ubben
God bless you, Phil Steele.
I wasn't planning to tally up the returning starters across the Big 12 until next week, but the college football guru put together a ranking of every team's total returning starters.
For better or worse, this number has quite a bit of impact on people's perceptions of teams entering 2011, so there's no doubt that each team's bottom line has a big influence heading into next year.
We'll kick if off with the Big 12 North. A star signifies that the team's starting quarterback will return.
1. Colorado - 17 starters* (9 offense, 7 defense, 1 specialist)
Top returners: RB Rodney Stewart, QB Tyler Hansen, LB Jon Major, DB Terrel Smith
1. Missouri - 17 starters (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists)
Top returners: WR T.J. Moe, TE Michael Egnew, LB Will Ebner, S Kenji Jackson
3. Kansas - 14 starters* (8 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialists)
Top returners: RB James Sims, WR Daymond Patterson, LB Steven Johnson, DB Isiah Barfield
3. Iowa State - 14 starters (5 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists)
Top returners: LB Jake Knott, LB A.J. Klein, DB Leonard Johnson, DB Jeremy Reeves
5. Nebraska - 12 starters* (5 offense, 7 defense, 0 specialists)
Top returners: QB Taylor Martinez, LB Lavonte David, RB Rex Burkhead, DT Jared Crick
5. Kansas State - 12 starters (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialist)
Top returners: DB David Garrett, DB Tysyn Hartman, DB Ty Zimmerman, WR/PR Tramaine Thompson
Are those numbers deceiving for any team on the list?
Any team have a high number of starters that could be overrated entering 2011?
Originally posted by ESPN.com - Big 12 Blog
Click here to view the article.
God bless you, Phil Steele.I wasn't planning to tally up the returning starters across the Big 12 until next week, but the college football guru put together a ranking of every team's total returning starters.
For better or worse, this number has quite a bit of impact on people's perceptions of teams entering 2011, so there's no doubt that each team's bottom line has a big influence heading into next year.
We'll kick if off with the Big 12 North. A star signifies that the team's starting quarterback will return.
1. Colorado - 17 starters* (9 offense, 7 defense, 1 specialist)
Top returners: RB Rodney Stewart, QB Tyler Hansen, LB Jon Major, DB Terrel Smith
1. Missouri - 17 starters (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists)
Top returners: WR T.J. Moe, TE Michael Egnew, LB Will Ebner, S Kenji Jackson
3. Kansas - 14 starters* (8 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialists)
Top returners: RB James Sims, WR Daymond Patterson, LB Steven Johnson, DB Isiah Barfield
3. Iowa State - 14 starters (5 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists)
Top returners: LB Jake Knott, LB A.J. Klein, DB Leonard Johnson, DB Jeremy Reeves
5. Nebraska - 12 starters* (5 offense, 7 defense, 0 specialists)
Top returners: QB Taylor Martinez, LB Lavonte David, RB Rex Burkhead, DT Jared Crick
5. Kansas State - 12 starters (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialist)
Top returners: DB David Garrett, DB Tysyn Hartman, DB Ty Zimmerman, WR/PR Tramaine Thompson
Are those numbers deceiving for any team on the list?
Any team have a high number of starters that could be overrated entering 2011?
Originally posted by ESPN.com - Big 12 Blog
Click here to view the article.
