Another College Football Preseason Top 25

Senior Analyst Written on August 25, 2008

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The Wisconsin defense has plenty of experienced weapons as well, including senior linebacker Jonathan Casillas and junior safety Shane Carter.

12. Auburn Tigers

After beating Clemson with new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Auburn has plenty to look forward to in 2008.

15 starters return to a program that has become a consistent SEC West power this past decade.

A stable of the Auburn program over these years has been a small, athletic defense. The same can be said for this year as 6’1 288-pound Sen’Derrick Marks achors the D at tackle.

Watch out because Auburn is poised to beat Alabama for the seventh year.

13. Texas Longhorns

The Longhorns return all four linemen from the sixth ranked rush defense in the nation in rushing. Texas’s passing defense ranked 109^th.

They will have to improve as they play talented quarterbacks in Rusty Smith, Sam Bradford, Chase Daniel, Zac Robinson, Graham Harrell, and Todd Reesing.

The early departure of running back Jamaal Charles may hurt the Longhorns more than they think. Charles’s replacement by committee won’t be as effective so starting QB Colt McCoy will assume a much greater role.

McCoy struggled at times last season as he was sacked 25 times and threw 18 interceptions. He will need to improve if they want to compete with Oklahoma and Missouri for a Big 12 title.

14. Arizona State Sun Devils

Rudy Carpenter was sacked an astonishing 55 times last season. This high number is attributed to both his holding onto the ball too long and a weak offensive line.

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