The Conclusion: Greatest Players in College Football Since 1993, 10-1

Sick of hearing about the Mitchell nonsense? Good, you came to the right place. Yesterday we had the beginning of the No Owens Top 20 Since 1993...11-20 in no particular order. Today, we rank the top 10. Let's begin.

10. Orlando Pace - Offensive Tackle, Ohio State
We will get into Pace's resume in a second, but what he did for his position can't go unnoticed. Pace was the first rock star figure to play offensive line since the Tony Mandarich debacle. On the field, Pace was arguably the most dominant lineman of all time in college football. He was so dominant that he allowed Eddie George to somehow win a Heisman Trophy while not allowing a sack in his final two years at Ohio State. Did I mention that Pace left his collegiate career with two Lombardi Awards and an Outland?

9. Peter Warrick - Wide Receiver, Florida State
We have talked about Percy Harvin this year and how he is in fact the best player at Florida, but doesn't get the credit for it. Warrick was the last "athlete" type player to be recognized as the best player in the country. Now, the Dillard's incident cost Warrick the Heisman, but after his performance in the National Title game, there was no question that Warrick was in fact the nation's best player and without a doubt the biggest game changer. Warrick was also one of the first non-quarterbacks to line up at quarterback to take a snap. His versatility saw him throw, run, and return for touchdowns, all while being a legit receiver with great hands, running great routes.

8. Matt Leinart - Quarterback, USC
One can't argue with Leinart's record. The guy lost two games as starter. You can rag on the Pac-10 all you want, but either way you look at it, this guy did things few others did in terms of being a leader. Leinart finished his career at USC with more touchdowns than any other quarterback and trails only Carson Palmer in yards. He won a Heisman, two AP National Titles and a BCS Championship by destroying Oklahoma. Leinart was surrounded by big-time names, but Leinart could get the ball to all of them. He was probably the best game manager I have ever seen at the college level, and that is one strong compliment you can give a quarterback. Leinart will also have mystique...we will always remember his touchdown catch against Michigan in the Rose Bowl and of course, the Bush Push.

7. Charles Woodson - Cornerback, Michigan
Woodson has one impressive resume. He started in his second game as a Wolverine and played in 34 straight. AP defensive player of the year his sophomore year. Heisman and a potential National Title his junior and final season (note: there is still once second left on the clock in that Rose Bowl and Ryan Leaf could very well still throw a touchdown pass). Becoming the first defensive player to win the Heisman is one of the great personal achievements in football. His versatility was unmatched by anyone in college football, just ask David Boston, and then the Ohio State secondary, and then the Ohio State special teams units. Woodson could shut down an opponents best player but had that ability that only Deion had to bait people into throwing the ball his way and make spectacular plays on the ball. His one-handed interception on the sideline against Michigan State? Unreal.

6. Charlie Ward - Quarterback, Florida State.
Before Ward, there were running quarterbacks and there were passing quarterbacks. Ward was one of the first to be both. Ward has really set the tone for what the modern day quarterback is, not only just a guy with a rocket arm and can read defenses, but a guy who is in fact the best athlete on the field as well. What people forget is that a big-time recruit from Louisiana, freshman Warrick Dunn, suffered the loss of his mother in the line of duty as a police officer. Ward played a brotherly role to Dunn and I think he turned out alright. Ward had arguably the most decorated senior year of all time. Ready? Heisman, Unitas, Sullivan, Camp, Maxwell, and O'Brien awards. Throw National Champion on top of that. His moment? Leading the Noles all the way back against the Gators? Remember that one?

5. Reggie Bush - Running Back, USC
There isn't much that anyone needs to say about Reggie Bush. He has all of the accolades to be one of the best players ever. Unfortunately, he is in some pretty tough company here. Bush has the stats, the record, the records, and the moments that we will never forget. That move against Fresno State? Yeah. Why does Bush slip down so far? That little lateral he tried that cost him the last game he ever played in college.

4. Randy Moss - Wide Receiver, Marshall
Moss had quite the career before ever setting foot on the field, going from Notre Dame to Florida State (where he ran a 4.25 40, second only to Deion) and then finally ending up at I-AA Marshall. At Marshall, he was beyond dominant. His Senior year after Marshall was moved to Division 1, Moss caught 96 balls for 1,820 yards and 26 touchdowns. Those are the real numbers, I didn't make that up. How he went about it is another story...blowing past DB's, hurdling players, and making all the one handed catches you would ever need. Also, Moss is the only player on this list to have an award named for him. The Randy Moss Award goes to the nation's best return man, as during Moss' junior season at Marshall he averaged 34.6 yard per return.

3. Ricky Williams - Running Back, Texas
Ricky Williams was the best running back I have ever seen play college football. I don't know if we will ever see a guy run with such speed and such power. He was really a man among boys. He holds or at one time held just about every major record a running back could hold, all while i think changing his number at least three times while he was at Texas. Williams definitive moment? When he only needed something like three yards to break the all time rushing record, squared up a backer and broke it 30 yards or something like that diving into the endzone for the six. Easily one of the greatest runs of all time.

2. Vince Young - Quarterback, Texas
The interesting thing about #'s one and two are that they both finished second in the Heisman balloting. I can't explain why. Neither can Vince Young. Young is the closest thing I have ever seen to Michael Jordan. Young had the ability to put his team on his back in the most clutch of all situations, as documented clearly with his win over USC in what was, all things considered, the greatest college football game ever. What people often forget about Young is his performance in the Rose Bowl the year before that, leading Texas to a one point win over Michigan scoring 17 points in the final quarter. How many rushing touchdowns in that game? Yeah.

1. Tommie Frazier - Quarterback, Nebraska
Four year starter. Three "National Title" games. Two national titles. Frazier was the quarterback and focal point of the greatest team in college football history. We talked about Charlie Ward earlier, but what people don't understand remember is that Nebraska had a shot at a game winning field goal with seconds left to play...who got them there? A sophomore named Frazier. In that game, despite the loss, Frazier was named the game's most valuable player, as he was the next two years in the Orange Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. College football's definitive play is the option. It can be said that no one has ever run it as well as Tommie Frazier. Known mostly for his running skills, he was a decent passer, but excelled as a passer with the game on the line. While sharing the backfield with the likes of Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green, Frazier still was the most outstanding of the ball carriers and imagine what his stats would have been without two great backs behind him. His punishing 75 yard touchdown run breaking an unknown amount of tackles will always go down as one of the greatest runs ever. His most impressive numbers? Back to Back National Titles, and his junior year and senior years? 25-0.