Georgia Bulldog Sensation Knowshon Moreno on the Cover of Latest ESPN The Magazine - Part of the 2008 College Football Preview

It’s been 28 years since the University of has Georgia has won a national football title, and Bulldogs fans are buzzing that sophomore Knowshown Moreno is the answer they have been waiting for. In the August 25, 2008 issue of ESPN The Magazine, “It’s In The Stars,” writer Alyssa Roenigk catches up with college football’s most explosive running back. It took a lot to get Moreno to Georgia and on the field, after being redshirted half of freshman season. But the stars eventually aligned, and now Moreno will lead The Magazine’s No. 1 team into its most promising season in nearly three decades.

• “He works every play at 100%, and eventually that rubs off on you. I’m three years older than Knowshon, and I look at him as a leader.”– senior fullback Brannon Southerland

The Magazine’s College Football Preview includes a feature on Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree and Heisman Winner Tim Tebow’s summer photos. The Mag also ranks everything from conferences to teams to student sections.

In “Hired Guns,” writer Buster Olney examines the role of the temp player, the hired gun brought to team with three months left in the season, a short term solution to shift the balance of power in baseball. Olney examines five hired guns, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, Ken Griffey Jr., Pudge Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez and the impact they bring to their teams and divisions.

• “If money were Mark’s sole motivation, he would have never left Texas – Mark Teixeira’s Agent Scott Boras on Teixeira’s move to Atlanta
• “You need to learn new pitchers, talk to them and feel comfortable with them. It’s a process.” – Pudge Rodriguez on his new role as a Yankee
• “It’s a dream come true.” – Manny Ramirez on becoming a Dodger

Guest columnist Luke Russert proposes how to save the Buffalo Bills - rallying owners against the 1961 ban against fan ownership. He thinks the fans should control the Bills.

Other features in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine include:

THIS CLOSE. For every athlete thrilled to be in Beijing, there are many more who just missed making the Games. Meet six of them, starting with distance runner Katie McGregor. Luke Cyphers reports.

AFTERTHOUGHT TO AN EPIC. Lost in all the Nadal-Federer noise is the man who was once 2008’s next big thing. You remember Novak Djokovic, don’t you? Lindsay Berra reports.

10 MIL THE HARD WAY. The Buc’s Earnest Graham went broke to make it big. It’s a gamble many NFL’ers take. Justin Heckert reports.

FANTASY WORLD. Brett’s back? Steve Smith’s suspended? The Magazine’s updated NFL Fantasy rankings have you covered.

… ALLL OF THE ABOVE. Lee Murray is a lot of things: notorious street thug, fierce MMA fighter, suspected mastermind of the biggest bank heist in history. Yeah, that last one caught our attention to. Shaun Assael reports.

Go to ESPNthemag.com for exclusive video of Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach and Tim Tebow’s summer vacation in London and Croatia.

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