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National Title Hopes Abound As Grid Camps Open
AP Sports Writer Herschel Nissen explores major college football outlooks for 1982. Clemson and North Carolina battle to repeat in the ACC while Penn State, Pitt, Alabama, Georgia, Miami, and others seek steady title bids. Key players include Homer Jordan, Terry Kinard, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Turner Gill, and Tony Eason amid rosters shifting behind new coaching and fresh prospects.
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North Carolina
Kelvin Bryant
Rod Elkins
David Drechsler
Ron Spruill
William Fuller
Clemson
Homer Jordan
Terry Kinard
Georgia
Pitt
Todd Blackledge
Curt Warner
Kenny Jackson
Dan Marino
Julius Dawkins
Dwight Collins
Bryan Thomas
Jimbo Covert
Bill Fralic
SEC
Alabama
Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
Herschel Walker
Bryant
Florida
Gators
Walker
Miami
Jim Kelly
Hurricanes
Town
Michigan
Tony Eason
Ohio State
al Schlichter
Steve Smith
Anthony Carter
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Penn State
Southern Cal
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Sooners
Rick Bryan
Thomas Benson
Jackie Shipp
Turner Gill
Gill
Mike Rozier
Roger Craig
Dave Rimington
Texas
Graduation
SMU
Mustangs
Bobby Collins
Eric Dickerson
Craig James
Arkansas
Tom Jones
Brad Taylor
Billy Ray Smith
Jackie Sherrill
Pit
Texas A&m
Washington Huskies
Don James Retutne
Jacque Robinson
Auburn
Trojans
Sean Salisbury
Don Mosebar
Bruce Matthews
Tony Slaton
Stanford
John Elway