New head coaches:

•  Chris Ault, Nevada (second stint as Nevada coach)

•  J.D. Brookhart, Akron

•  Bill Callahan, Nebraska

• Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State

•  Mark Dantonio, Cincinnati

•  Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan

•  Nick Holt, Idaho

• Brian Kelly, Central Michigan

•  Doug Martin, Kent State

•  George O'Leary, Central Florida

•  Mike Price, Texas-El Paso

•  Bobby Ross, Army

•  Mike Stoops, Arizona

Prominent Division I-A transfers:

• Montrell Jones, WR, Louisville from Tennessee

• David Richard, LB, Missouri from Michigan State, where he played running back

• Anthony Schlegel, LB, Ohio State from Air Force

Top JUCO transfers:

• Aaron Brown, LB, Texas A&M

•  Taitusi Lutui, OT, USC

•  Robert Johnson, QB, Texas Tech

Top freshmen:

•  Dan Connor, LB, Penn State

• Early Doucet, WR, LSU

•  Ted Ginn Jr., DB, Ohio State

•  Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma

The Associated Press

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