Thursday's Football Links

By Athletic Communications on December 8, 2011 8:13 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Here are some news and notes from around the web:

- Sportingnews.com is the latest to give a preview of the Alamo Bowl. They believe that Robert Griffin III will be the difference in the game and will lead Baylor to victory. And here's a picture of the coaches that will be participating in this highly anticipated game, taken at a press conference today.

- We all know that Chris Polk is one of the conference's best running backs, but yesterday Bucky Brooks of NFL.com listed Polk as the 5th best running back in all of college football. All week long Brooks is releasing his lists of the best college players by position.

- Athlonsports.com has made some early predictions of what 2012's preseason rankings might look like. They have Washington at no. 24.

- Bud Withers of the Seattle Times explains his Heisman vote.