Over the past few weeks, I've started a rundown of the three greatest players from each team in each of the six BCS conferences, based primarily on the players' accomplishments in college.
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(Archive: Big Ten I; Big Ten II; ACC I; ACC II; Big XII I)
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
1. Johnny Rodgers (RB/WR): The consensus All American in 1971 and unanimous selection in 1972 broke nearly every Husker offensive record and took home the Heisman trophy and Walter Camp Award in 1972. Set the NCAA all-purpose yardage record in his three years in Lincoln and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
2. Mike Rozier (RB): Finished 10th in the 1982 Heisman voting and took home the 1983 Heisman and Maxwell and Walter Camp awards. Named consensus All-American his junior year, was a unanimous All-American as a senior and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
3. Tommie Frazier (QB): 1995 Johnny Unitas Award winner led the Huskers to back-to-back consensus national championships in 1994 and 1995 and finished runner-up for the Heisman in '95.
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
1. Billy Sims (RB): Sixth junior to win the Heisman in 1978 and nearly missed a second, finishing second in 1979. His 1,896 total yards were a school record until Adrian Peterson broke that mark in 2004. The 1978 Walter Camp Award winner and AP player of the year was a consensus All-American in '78 and '79 and a 1995 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
2. Steve Owens (RB): 1969 Walter Camp Award and Heisman winner was an All-American in 1968 and 1969, unanimous in '69. His 56 touchdowns from 1967-69 was an NCAA record for a three-year player and his string of 17 straight 100-yard games also was an NCAA record.
3. Jason White (QB): 2003 Heisman winner, finishing third in the 2004 voting. The 2003 and 2004 Davey O'Brien Award winner also won the 2004 Johnny Unitas Award and in 2003, was the AP player of the year, a consensus All-American and the Big 12 offensive player of the year.
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
1. Barry Sanders (RB): 1988 Heisman winner averaged over 200 yards a game and set 34 NCAA records on his way to picking up the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards as well. A 2003 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.
2. Bob Fenimore (HB): Two-time All-American in 1944 and 1945 led the Cowboys to their first two bowl appearances in '44 and '45 and left Stillwater as college football's career all-time total offense leader.
3. Thurman Thomas (RB): A two-time first-team All-American in 1985 and 1987, he left Stillwater as the school's all-time leading rusher and his No. 34 is one of only three retired in OSU history.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
1. Ricky Williams (RB): 1998 Heisman winner holds or shares 20 NCAA records and briefly held the career rushing record until Ron Dayne broke it. Other hardware includes 1997 and '98 Doak Walker Award and the '98 Maxwell and Walter Camp awards.
2. Earl Campbell (RB): 1977 Heisman winner was a two-time All-American and left Austin as the fifth leading rusher in NCAA history. His No. 20 is retired by the Longhorns, and Campbell was a 1990 College Football Hall of Fame inductee.
3. Vince Young (QB): Winner of the 2005 Maxwell and O'Brien awards, he finished second in the Heisman race to Reggie Bush but led the Longhorns over Bush and the Trojans in the national championship game. Upon leaving the 'Horns, Young's winning percentage was sixth-best all-time and the 'Horns retired his No. 10 earlier this year.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
1. John David Crow (QB): Crow won the Heisman, was a unanimous All-American and the Walter Camp and UPI player of the year in 1956. That same year, he led the Aggies to their first win in Austin and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
2. John Kimbrough (FB): Led the Aggies to an undefeated national championship season in 1939, finishing fifth in the Heisman voting. The next year, he was second to Michigan's Tom Harmon. A two-time All-American in '39 and '40 and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
3. Dat Nguyen (LB): 1998 consensus All-American won the Bednarik and Lombardi awards and is the Aggies' career tackling leader (517). 3 Was All-Big 12 for three years and the conference's defensive player of the year in 1998.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
1. Kliff Kingsbury (QB): 2002 Sammy Baugh Trophy winner left Lubbock with 39 school, 13 Big XII and seven NCAA Division 1 records; several were later broken by B.J. Symons. Also became the fourth quarterback to top 3,000 yards in three different seasons.
2. Donny Anderson (HB): Two-time All-American in 1964 and 1965 and set a school mark with 5,111 all-purpose yards. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
3. Byron Hanspard (RB): 1996 Doak Walker Award winner was an honorable mention All-American in 1995 and a first-team All-American in 1996. He was Tech's all-time leading rusher when he left Lubbock and also held records for rushing attempts in a season and yards (287) in a game.









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