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College Players Back Playoff, Pay, USC

SI takes pulse of Division I football; athletes join coaches in picking Trojans

By Max Brallier, Newser User

Posted Aug 8, 2007 6:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Division I football players want to play for Pete Carroll, possibly because they're picking USC to win the national title. They spend nearly as much time on football as they would on a full-time job, and they'd like to be paid that way. SI polled 119 players (one from each team), and the results range from ho-hum to surprising.

Nebraska's Darren McFadden is the overwhelming Heisman favorite, and players say the recent ban of text messaging in recruiting generally makes sense. Most overwhelming was agreement that athletes should receive compensation beyond scholarships. As one Pac-10 player said, "This is our job, we have a lot of responsibilities and we bring in a lot of money for the school."

Arkansas' Darren McFadden (5) fakes a handoff to tailback Michael Smith, right, as they run the "Wildcat" package on the first day of football practice this season for the team in Fayetteville, Ark.,... (Associated Press)

Pete Carroll coach of the Southern California football team prepares for a television interview after the PAC 10 College Football Media Day in Los Angeles Thursday, July 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (Associated Press)

Pete Carroll coach of Southern California speaks during PAC 10 College Football Media Day in Los Angeles Thursday, July 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (Associated Press)

2007 Rose Bowl: USC v Michigan (Getty Images)

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban gives instructions to defensive back Ali Sharrief, left, during college preseason football practice Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa,... (Associated Press)

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