Tebow ready for next challenge -- his junior season
Urban Meyer calls him the greatest player of our era. He rolls with a mini entourage and treated the Winfrey Hotel to one of the wildest days in its history. Like most everyone else, Dennis Dodd is star struck by the maturity of Tim Tebow.

Mangino ready for Chapter 2 of Kansas' gridiron turnaround
Give the chubby jokes a rest, Kansas' Mark Mangino can coach. Armed with a solid team building off last season's success and a sharp new team complex, the Jayhawks are looking to keep control over the Big 12, Dennis Dodd says.

Missouri's Daniel enjoying the million-dollar Buffett
He has high-powered fans (e.g. Warren Buffett) and a high-powered O at Missouri. For QB Chase Daniel, already a Columbia legend, it's time to show his poise if the Tigers are to contend in the BCS, Dennis Dodd says.

Strength of 'new' Michigan will be speed, not brawn
Bo Schembechler's Michigan -- and Lloyd Carr's, for that matter -- would push teams around. That stopped working, and now Rich Rodriguez is trying to change the focus. Key to the new culture is strength coach Mike Barwis and his focus on speed, Dennis Dodd says.

Carroll's decorated resume makes him -- and USC -- best of the best
Looking for a reason there's been joy in Troy? One man: Pete Carroll. He's coaching perhaps the last of the -- dare we say it? -- dynasties making him the best head coach in the land, Dennis Dodd says.

Wish-ing upon the stars and stripes we hear from Army
After a hushed spring, Army is bringing back the wishbone. While it's one program-fixing move, Dennis Dodd says the academy needs to give up on the national secrecy and fix things.

Heacock's accomplishments with Buckeyes speak loudly
Yes, Ohio State lost -- badly -- in the last two national championship games. But the Buckeyes have turned out with nasty and successful defenses under the direction of Jim Heacock. As Dennis Dodd says, to look at Heacock's resume and not be impressed is an act of lunacy.