Player	Pos.	School	Yesterday	The buzz
Troy Smith	QB	Ohio State	Regular season over.	Boring. Mortal lock to win the hardware.
Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame	Regular season over.	Really improved this season. A gamer.
Mike Hart	RB	Michigan	Regular season over.	Cheers USC's loss to UCLA. Wants rematch with OSU.
Steve Slaton	RB	West Virginia	23 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TDs vs. Rutgers	Helps team win 3OT thriller. Has loads of wiggle.
Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas	21 rushes, 73 yards, 0 TDs vs. Florida	Great player has ordinary game on national TV.
BEST OF THE REST
Player	Pos.	School	Yesterday	The buzz
Colt Brennan	QB	Hawaii	37-of-50, 401 yards, 2 TDs vs. Oregon St.	Monster stats. Book 'im, Dano, for NFL.
Pat White	QB	West Virginia	Did not play	Out with sore ankle, so slips a little.
John Beck	QB	BYU	Regular season over.	Like Brennan, has crazy numbers across board.
Ray Rice	RB	Rutgers	25 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TDs vs. W.Va.	Forget OT loss. Put Rutgers on football map.
John David Booty	QB	USC	23-of-39, 274 yards, 0 TDs vs. UCLA	No blocking. Don't blame him for USC flop.