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Playboy's 2008 Top 50 College Football Rankings

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10. Kansas

Coach:
Mark Mangino, Playboy's 2008 Coach of the Year.

Last season:
12-1. The Jayhawks completed their best season in years with a win over Virginia Tech (24-21) in the FedEx Orange Bowl.

Studs: QB Todd Reesing returns for his junior season after throwing for 3,486 yards and 33 TDs last year. Wide receiver Dexton Fields is also back after leading the Jayhawks in receptions for the past two seasons. Linebacker Joe Mortensen, who led the team in tackles last year, will again be flanked by James Holt and Mike Rivera, giving Kansas one of the best linebacking trios in college football.

Scoop: Dorothy, can this be Kansas football? Mangino has seemingly done the impossible: turning KU's pigskin program into not just a winner but a national contender. With 15 starters returning from a team that shook up the Big 12 last year, the Jayhawks will prove they're no one-year wonder.

Prediction: 9-3

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