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                Johnie CooksMississippi State
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                Chip BanksUSC
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                Jimmy WilliamsNebraska
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                Clayton WeishuhnAngelo State
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                Steve DoigNew Hampshire
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                Robert AbrahamNC State
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                Jim EliopulosWyoming
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                Jeff GaylordMissouri
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                Louis HaynesNorth Texas
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