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Will Florida repeat as BCS champion? Which teams will surprise? Who'll walk away with the major awards? ESPN.com's 2009 college football preview has the answers.

Monday, Aug. 10

• Ivan Maisel: Power surge
  With stars back, there's plenty of electricity and history expected in 2009.
• Power rankings: Who's No. 2?
• Bloggers: Conference power rankings
• Bloggers: State of the conferences
• Bruce Feldman: Ten biggest Qs
• Chris Sprow: What do the polls tell us?
• Chat wrap: Ivan Maisel

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Mark Schlabach: What's hot (and not)
• Bottom 10: Wanna be startin' somethin'
• Preseason bowl projections
• Bloggers: Bowl predictions
• Brad Edwards: The contenders' schedules
• FBO: Scheduling a championship
• Chat wrap: Mark Schlabach

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• Ivan Maisel: Heisman hype not hyperbole
  Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow would tell you they are lucky to have college football. It turns out the reverse is true, too.
• 2009 Heisman Watch
• Todd McShay: Improving the big three
• Feldman blog: Heisman sleepers
• Podcast: Ivan, Beano talk Heisman
• Heisman Predictor: Other contenders?
• Heisman Predictor: Method explanation
• Heisman ranker | Chat wrap: Bruce Feldman

Thursday, Aug. 13

• Forde: Safety first at USC and Tennessee
  When it comes to defense in 2009, it's safety first, thanks to USC's Taylor Mays and Tennessee's Eric Berry.
• Blogger debate: Mays vs. Berry
• Chat wrap: USC's Taylor Mays
• Big Ten blog: The next Charles Woodson?
• SportsNation: Berry or Mays? You weigh in
• Schlabach: Defenses trying to keep up

Friday, Aug. 14

• Maisel: 2009 Preseason All-America team
• Bloggers: All-Conference teams
• SportsNation: Your All-Americans?
• Schlabach: Coaches on the hot seat