21.   After starting the final seven games of his freshman season at strong safety, Stephens was a forgotten man the last two seasons.

22.   After playing his freshman season at Maryland behind All-American Steve Francis, Dixon went to his Aunt Janice.

23.   Allen listened to a question about something he had once said, a memory of being scared at the start of his freshman season at Connecticut.

24.   Brown was stuck in neutral throughout his freshman season, struggling with dropped passes and his waning confidence.

25.   Brother and sister share the distinction of playing on national championship teams their freshman season of college.

26.   But after redshirting his freshman season, Heupel was ready to begin his career when Arslanian went to Utah State.

27.   But his freshman season was cut short when he tore the ACL in his right knee.

28.   But none of it worked, and for two years UCLA kicker Bjorn Merten wallowed in the shadows of his brilliant freshman season.

29.   By the end of his freshman season, he was moved to linebacker.

30.   Chambers was issued a scholarship after his freshman season.