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Who's back: QB Juice Williams, WR Arrelious Benn, DE Will Davis, CB Vontae Davis.
Who's not: RB Rashard Mendenhall*, G Martin O'Donnell, LB J Leman.
Skinny: Illinois will return plenty of youngsters from its Rose Bowl team but must replace its most valuable players on both sides of the ball, Mendenhall and Leman.
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Who's back: QB Lyle Moveao, WR/RB James Rodgers, G Jeremy Perry, DE Victor Butler.
Who's not: RB Yvenson Bernard, DE Dorian Smith, LBs Derrick Doggett and Joey LaRocque.
Skinny: Freshman Rodgers emerged as a dynamic threat in the Emerald Bowl, and 2006 star Sammie Stroughter is expected back in '08. The front seven must be rebuilt.
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Who's back: WRs Marcus Barnett and Dominic Goodman, DT Terrill Byrd, CB Mike Mickens.
Who's not: QB Ben Mauk, DE Angelo Craig, DE Anthony Hoke, S Haruki Nakamura.
Skinny: Mauk has appealed for a sixth season of eligibility. If it's not granted, former two-year starter Dustin Grutza will likely take over Brian Kelly's spread offense.
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Who's back: QB Jameel Sewell, RB Mikell Simpson, T Eugene Monroe, LB Jon Copper.
Who's not: C Jordy Lipsey, G Ian-Yates Cunningham, G Branden Albert*, DE Chris Long.
Skinny: The Cavaliers lose one of the nation's best defensive players in Long, but, for the most part, should field a more talented, experienced squad than they did last year.
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Who's back: RB LeSean McCoy, WR Derek Kinder (injured in '07), DE Greg Romeus, LB Scott McKillop.
Who's not: T Jeff Otah, DE Joe Clermond, S Mike Phillips.
Skinny: The young Panthers provided a glimpse of the future with upsets of the Big East's top two teams, West Virginia and Cincinnati, and fielded the nation's No. 5 defense.
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