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A star on and off the field, Florida State’s Christian Ponder earned his undergraduate degree in two and a half years and this season was working on his second master’s degree. On the gridiron, Ponder led FSU to the ACC Championship Game appearance, throwing for 2,038 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions despite playing through injuries. The signal caller was a finalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy and sat down with CFI’s Daniel Mogollon in New York City. Length: 6:30

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A star on and off the field, Florida State’s Christian Ponder earned his undergraduate degree in two and a half years and this season was working on his second master’s degree. On the gridiron, Ponder led FSU to the ACC Championship Game appearance, throwing for 2,038 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions despite playing through injuries. The signal caller was a finalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy and sat down with CFI’s Daniel Mogollon in New York City. Length: 6:30

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Boston College senior tackle Anthony Castonzo was a First Team All-ACC pick and is among the top offensive linemen in the nation. He has been in the starting lineup since his true freshman season and has started at every game of his college career. Also a star off the field Castonzo was a finalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, where CFI was able to catch up to the senior tackle. The BC Eagle is considered one of the top tackle prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft. Length: 8:00

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Boston College senior tackle Anthony Castonzo was a First Team All-ACC pick and is among the top offensive linemen in the nation. He has been in the starting lineup since his true freshman season and has started at every game of his college career. Also a star off the field Castonzo was a finalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, where CFI was able to catch up to the senior tackle. The BC Eagle is considered one of the top tackle prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft. Length: 8:00

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The following players have received invites to the 2011 Senior Bowl:

QB Jake Locker, Washington

QB Christian Ponder, Florida State

QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada

QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa

QB Andy Dalton, TCU

QB Greg McElroy, Alabama

RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State

RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

RB Noel Devine, West Virginia

RB Evan Royster, Penn State

RB Craig Cooper, Miami

RB Allen Bradford, USC

RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State

FB Stanley Havili, USC

WR Niles Paul, Nebraska

WR Ronald Johnson, USC

WR Titus Young, Boise State

WR Austin Pettis, Boise State

WR Leonard Hankerson

WR Greg Salas, Hawaii

WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

WR Dwayne Harris, East Carolina

WR Matt Szczur, Villanova

TE DJ Williams, Arkansas

TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee

TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
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The following players have received invites to the 2011 Senior Bowl:

QB Jake Locker, Washington

QB Christian Ponder, Florida State

QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada

QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa

QB Andy Dalton, TCU

QB Greg McElroy, Alabama

RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State

RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

RB Noel Devine, West Virginia

RB Evan Royster, Penn State

RB Craig Cooper, Miami

RB Allen Bradford, USC

RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State

FB Stanley Havili, USC

WR Niles Paul, Nebraska

WR Ronald Johnson, USC

WR Titus Young, Boise State

WR Austin Pettis, Boise State

WR Leonard Hankerson

WR Greg Salas, Hawaii

WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

WR Dwayne Harris, East Carolina

WR Matt Szczur, Villanova

TE DJ Williams, Arkansas

TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee

TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
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USA TODAY — in partnership with the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School and Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP — has attempted to compile compensation data for the head football coaches at all 120 schools.

At least some information was obtained on all but 10 schools, most of which are private. You can also view our interactive salary database which allows you to see coaches’ contracts.

UNIQUE BONUSES: A list of special provisions in some contracts

College football coaches’ pay
School	Coach	Conference	University compensation	Non-university compensation	Total	Maximum bonus
Air Force	Troy Calhoun	MWC	$725,000	$18,500	$743,500	$580,000
Akron	Rob Ianello	MAC	$375,000	NA	Read more… 2010 College Football Award Winners AWARD            PLAYER            SCHOOL Davey O’Brien Award: Cameron Newton, Auburn Maxwell Award: Cameron Newton, Auburn Walter Camp Award: Cameron Newton, Auburn Jim Thorpe Award: Patrick Peterson, LSU Chuck Bednarik Award: Patrick Peterson, LSU Bronko Nagurski Award: Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson Ted Hendricks Award: Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award: Nick Fairley, Auburn Dick Butkus Award: Von Miller, Texas A&M Campbell Trophy: Sam Acho, Texas Outland Trophy: Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin Doak Walker Award: LaMichael James, Oregon Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award: Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin Fred Biletnikoff Award: Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St John Mackey Award: D.J. Williams, Arkansas Rimington Trophy: Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU Lou Groza Award: Dan Bailey, Oklahoma St Ray Guy Award: Chas Henry, Florida Read more… Parents Could Sway Andrew Luck To Remain If you are hoping for news on whether Andrew Luck will leave early for the NFL, be prepared to wait. The Stanford quarterback said he won’t make a decision about his future until after the Cardinal face Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3. Luck said that he’s about a 1 1/2 years away from graduating and getting his degree is weighs heavy on his parents. “It’s important to them,” Luck said. “They’ve instilled that value in me. It’s important to me as well.” For complete story, click here Virginia Tech RB Coach: “Both Won’t Be Back” Two of Virginia Tech’s talented tailbacks, redshirt sophomore Ryan Williams and junior Darren Evans, are in the process of submitting paperwork to an NFL draft advisory board in order to evaluate their potential draft status, according to the Washington Post. “Just my gut feeling, I don’t think both of them will come back,” running backs coach Billy Hite. “But there’s no real rhyme or reason behind it right now.” For complete story, click here