1.   After finishing third in the Heisman balloting this season, Dorsey is likely to be a preseason favorite for the trophy next summer.

2.   After crushing defeats to preseason favorites New England and Miami, there was no telling which way the young team was going to go.

3.   But it says here that the two preseason favorites are headed for the showdown, Utah from the West and Indiana in the East.

4.   But some things never change, and the preseason favorites have a very familiar look.

5.   But, according to Packer, the college game remains competitive, and preseason favorites Arizona and Duke could rank among the best NCAA teams ever.

6.   Enough of a shot to make Labonte a preseason favorite to unseat Gordon?

7.   Gone was the Heisman Trophy for which Warrick was the overwhelming preseason favorite.

8.   It was a bitter loss for the Dolphins, who were the predominant preseason favorite to win the AFC East and make it to the Super Bowl.

9.   Less than a month ago, the Chiefs, preseason Super Bowl favorites, were on the brink of collapse.

10.   Lehigh has a tremendous tailback in senior Rabih Abdullah, the preseason favorite for Offensive Player of the Year.