Andrew Bagnato

The best: Florida. The Gators return many of the right players from last year's league champions, the first 11-victory team in school history. Florida has national title aspirations, but it...

The best: Arizona, the only Pac-10 school that hasn't played in the Rose Bowl, makes yet another bid for Pasadena. The Wildcats are typically solid on defense, but this year...

The best: Texas, and it is improving just in the nick of time to keep the posse off coach John Mackovic's back. The Longhorns haven't been to a bowl in...

Coach: Barry Alvarez. Record at school: 21-23-1 (.478), 11-20-1 (.360) Big 10, four years. 1993 record: 10-1-1 (.889), 6-1-1 (.813) Big 10, tie first place. Returning starters: 17: offense 9,...

Coach: George Perles. Record at school: 68-56-4 (.547), 53-34-3 (.606) Big 10, 11 years. 1993 record: 6-6 (.500), 4-4 (.500) Big 10, seventh place. Returning starters: 15: offense 7, defense...

The best: Miami. Not that it matters; in Coral Gables, they tend to set their sights a bit higher. The Hurricanes dropped out of the league's top spot for the...

The best: Nebraska is a legitimate national title contender, but that doesn't mean the Cornhuskers will romp to the Big Eight title. They have to play Colorado and then finish...

Coach: Gary Moeller. Record at school: 36-9-3 (.781), 25-5-2 (.833) Big 10, four years. 1993 record: 8-4 (.667), 5-3 (.625) Big 10, tie fourth place. Returning players: 14: offense 8,...

Nightmare revisited: For the second year in a row, Illinois lost a game because its offense yielded points. Last September, the Arizona defense scored two touchdowns and a safety to...

Coach: Jim Colletto. Record at school: 9-24 (.273), 6-18 (.250) Big 10, three years. 1993 record: 1-10 (.091), 0-8 (.000) Big 10, tie 10th place. Returning starters: 17: offense 9,...