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                Billy Ray SmithArkansas
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              • 2 (1)
                Vernon MaxwellArizona State
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                Mike WilcherNorth Carolina
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                Darryl TalleyWest Virginia
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                Jody SchulzEast Carolina
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                Mike WalterOregon
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                Tim JoinerLSU
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                Blanchard MontgomeryUCLA
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                Walker Lee AshleyPenn State
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                Todd SeabaughSan Diego State
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                Tony CaldwellWashington
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                Trey JunkinLouisiana Tech
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                August CurleyUSC
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                Johnny RembertClemson
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                John HarperSouthern Illinois
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                Steve MaidlowMichigan State
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                Weedy HarrisHouston
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                Riki Gray-EllisonUSC
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                Mark StewartWashington
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                Sam MerrimanIdaho
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