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Byers living up to recruiting hype

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- It's about as rare as an empty seat in The Big Horseshoe. What ... a logical move by the BCS folks? Please. A Nebraska fan who heard about the hiring of Bill Callahan and said "Ah, now I see why it took so long?" Nope. How 'bout a UT fan who sizes up the Horns matchup against OU and believes "Well, at least we got the edge in coaching." Um, no. College football's great anomaly is a true freshman starting on the O-line. But don't bet against Jeff Byers. The incoming USC freshman ...

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