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FSU launches a website dedicated to promoting Christian Ponder for the Heisman Trophy!

CLEMSON – With stars like C.J. Spiller and Demaryius Thomasdeparted and the conference littered with quarterback questions andfirst-round defensive talents, the ACC could be headed toward ascoring decline in 2010.

Senior quarterback is the first player that Florida State has ever officially promoted in association with the award. TALLAHASSEE Long before Christian Ponder arrived at Florida State, he said here on Tuesday, he dreamed of playing for the Seminoles like his father before him. After he came with little fanfare, buried on the depth chart, he said that simply “playing one game would have …

Rookie says Calipari just knows how to take care of his guys We’ve had it all wrong.

BHSN’s Bill Buchalter writes that over the generally quiet Independence Day holiday, recruiting didn’t take the weekend off.

Florida State is turning to the social media world to inform college football fans that they believe their quarterback is a worthy candidate for this year’s Heisman Trophy.

Whaddup … Brian in Boca Raton, Fla., writes: With a healthy Christian Ponder , the entire experienced offensive line returning, losing only one of our starting receivers, and getting back some experienced running backs and receivers, how explosive do you think FSU’s offense will be this year and will it compare to the FSU offenses of old with Charlie Ward/Chris Weinke? Thanks for your covergae …

While most of NFL nation is gearing up for the start of training camps at the end of the month, the scouting process for next April’s draft is already in full swing. Grades for more than 1,400 draft eligible college seniors recently were sent to league franchises by National, the predominant scouting organization in the NFL.

Let me just say, I don’t really believe in “preseason rankings”. CBS, and other major sites base it on last years opponents, with minimal differences for graduates, SOS, and predictions for the current season. These are not preseason rankings, these are my top 25 predictions, for the end of the 2010-11 season (SOS rankings are credited to Phil Steele). There are many burning questions leading up …

Remember the old adage that defense wins championships? Well as we approach 2010, there are two groups of top teams: the teams that are elite, and the ones that are just missing that little something to reach the elite status. Some teams, even when they do not have a strong offense, can get to a very high level. But there are those without a capable defense, which can lose you more games than a …