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Watch out for these freshmen this fall

By Tom Lemming
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, August 19, 2004

Standout freshmen emerge every fall Saturday in stadiums all across the nation, but predicting who they will be is usually not very easy. That's not the case in the Big Ten this year. Look for two very talented, but very different, prospects to make an immediate impact on the conference. Both players built their reputations playing defense, but one could star on defense, offense and special teams. DB Tedd Ginn was one of the nation's top recruits last year and should definitely make a major ...

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