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Playmakers Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. led Ohio State over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, sending an early message that the Buckeyes could be primed for a return to the desert next January

Despite a loss to Navy in the Cotton Bowl, Texas claimed it's third title

Good big men abound in the high school ranks this season, which is why SI's list of the five best players other than O.J. Mayo and Bill Walker includes no one shorter than 6'8". --Seth Davis

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