Here my Top 10 players to watch for the upcoming college football season. Matt Stafford Junior QB Georgia Matt Stafford has the arm and smarts to be an NFL Franchise Quarterback. If he has a Heisman caliber season or leads his team to the National Championship, expect him to be in contention for the #1 overall pick.Michael Crabtree So (Rs.) WR Texas Tech This talented redshirtedsophomore put up astounding numbers last year at pass happy Texas Tech. But don’t think that those stats are inflated because of the offense or a fluke, he is the real deal. He is one of the more athleticreceivers to come around in quite some time. At 6-3 208 he has good size for a WR and the production speaks for itself. While he may not come out this year, he will be a top pick if he does.James Laurinitis Senior LB Ohio State Everybody was shocked when this guy decided to stay in school.
He woud’ve been a first round pick in last weeks draft, but passed on the millions because he loves to play college ball He is a tackling machine with a good head on his shoulders. At 6′3 244lbs Laurinitis has the size to play in the NFL and be the most NFL ready prospectavailable.Tim Tebow Junior QB Florida Lasts years Heisman winner maybe the most intriguing prospect out there. While the system he runs at Florida does not translate to the NFL, Tebow has theathleticism and the arm to make it in the NFL.Malcom Jenkins Senior CB Ohio State Jenkins figures to be the top CB prospect in the 09 Draft after staying out of the CB heavy 2008 NFL Draft. Jenkins is a playmaker and could be a top 5 pick although there are some questions about his 40 time.Michael Oher Senior LT Ole Miss Oher decided to stay in school after many projected him to be a late first round pick in last weeks draft. If he has a solid senior season and adds more strength to his already massive 6-5 frame he could be the first tackle of the board.He has excellent footwork and enough quickness to handle the talented pass rushers of the NFL.Rey Maualuga Senior LB USC At 6′3 250 Maualuga has the size that NFL scouts love in a middle linebacker He is a run stuffer who has excellent speed and quickness. Could have been a Top 10 pick is he came out last year.George Selvie Junior (Rs) DE USF Selvie is instant pass rush.
Posting 14.5 sacks last year, he was an absolute terror to QBs He has the speed as an end rusher that NFL teams love. If he adds some weight this year and has another productive season look for him to go early on in the draft.Myron Rolle Junior S Florida StateRolle has everything you want in a safety, size, speed, anticipation, toughness. He can play both safety and corner and can be a playmaker at both. Expect him to be the first safety of the board.C.J. Spiller Junior RB Clemson Spiller is a homerun hitter who has the blazing speed NFL scouts crave. He doesnt have a lot of wear and tear, but does have enough experience to be able to play in the NFL. . TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average rose 0.9percent on Monday after solid corporate earnings and economicdata fuelled optimism about the U.S. economy, helping shares ofexporters such as Toyota Motor (7203.T).
Stocks | Asian Markets | Global Markets | Japan The benchmark Nikkei .N225 added 75.35 points to 8,783.34.It fell 1.6 percent on Friday and shed 2.2 percent on the week The broader Topix .TOPIX gained 1.1 percent to 838.97. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi) Stocks Asian Markets Global Markets Japan. Last Night, the Mets pulled out an 11-inning, 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Jorge Sosa got the win in relief, and John Van Benschoten took the loss.Nice to see David Wright get the game winning hit, he needed that, as he has been slumping lately…Johan Santana actually looked pretty good, with the exception to the pair of home runs that he gave up to Nate McLouth and former Mets farm-hand Jason Bay. Santana just threw a lot of pitches, because the Pirates were having good at-bat’s all night, and were refusing to chase Johan’s low change-ups and fastballs slightly off the plate…is Ryan Church dialed in or what? This is a guy who people were criticizing as early as spring training. So far, Church has been for real…Wagner picked up his first blown save of the year, but it really wasn’t his fault…Reyes already has made 5 errors this season, one of which was throwing error in the ninth inning last night, that ended up leading to the tying run crossing on a 2-out RBI single by Freddie Sanchez…All in all, let’s not dwell on what went wrong, let’s just go out and win this afternoon…TCB This article is also featured on Mets Prospects. MEDIA ADVISORY: GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson to Update Media onRevised GM Viability PlanDetroit, Mich.
(NYSE: GM) – General Motors President and CEO Fritz Hendersonwill host a press conference on Monday, April 27, to update the media on GM’srevised viability plan.The press conference will run from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT on April 27.A conference call for financial analysts and the media will be held on Monday,April 27 at 12:30 p.m EDT. The call will be hosted by GM President and CEOFritz Henderson and GM Executive Vice President and CFO Ray Young. They willprovide brief remarks, followed by a question-and-answer session for analysts.(Media will be in a listen-only mode.)The call is expected to lastapproximately 60 minutes.To access the conference call, please dial 800-913-1647 (or +1-212-231-2902for international access) 15 minutes prior to the start time and ask to beconnected to the General Motors conference call.A taped replay of this callwill be made available from 3:00 p.m ET, April 27, 2009, until 3:00 p.m. ET,April 29, 2009.Please dial 800-633-8284 (or +1-402-977-9140 forinternational access) and enter reservation number 21423011 to access thetaped replay.We will also webcast the conference call live on our investor website inin thesection.A replay of the webcast will alsobe made available for 30 days.CONTACT(S):Tom WilkinsonGM News Relations313-667-0366 (office)313-378-6233 (mobile)Technical/broadcast questions:Len MarsicoGM Global Communications Operations313.665.3177 (office)313.610.2091 (mobile)/PRNewswire — April 26/SOURCEGeneral Motors Corporation. QUITO, April 26 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s left-wing PresidentRafael Correa cruised to a re-election victory on Sunday with alead of more than 20 percent over his nearest rival, a quickcount authorized by electoral authorities said (Reporting by Alonso Soto) Bonds Bonds.